Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 01/05/26

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Friday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: When Venezuela’s President banged on my door at 2am....
- Greg Palast, Investigative reporter-Guardian & New York Times / Author - “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy“ @gregpalast.bsky.social Substack
Article: “When Venezuela’s de facto President Delcy Rodriguez banged on my door at 2AM“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “Trump’s grudge over Nobel Peace Prize is reportedly why he didn’t back Venezuelan opposition leader Machado“ by Gerren Keith Gaynor.
Article: “Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire“ by Judd Legum.
Article: “Who is Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s interim leader after the capture of Nicolás Maduro?“ by Daniel Arkin.
Article: “Russia Floated Venezuela-for-Ukraine Deal to Trump – Ex-Advisor“ by Leo Chiu.
Article: “Trump Reveals He Gave US Oil Companies a Heads Up ‘Before and After’ Maduro Raid“ by David Gilmour.
Article: “Trump & Rubio hint Colombia, Cuba, and ... Mexico could be next on the U.S. intervention list“ by Meteor Blades.
Article: “Top Republicans backpedal from Trump claim that US will run Venezuela“ by Edward Helmore and Ed Pilkington.

Article: “American military planes spotted in RAF airfield amid rising tensions“ by SWNS.
Article: “Trump orders special forces to Europe as US ‘prepares new attack on Iran’“ by John Varga.

Trump Didn’t Merely Borrow Strongman Tactics — He Imported an Entire Doctrine Built to Kill Democracies
Article: “Trump Didn’t Merely Borrow Strongman Tactics: He Imported an Entire Doctrine Built to Kill Democracies“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “8 Economic Indicators — Are Red or Blue States Better?“ by Paul Chiariello.
Article: “State governments“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Soft Secession vs. Soft Fascism: We Have Options.t“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “America’s New Political Reality: Trump Decides Which Beliefs Are “Legal”“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Covid Deaths Skew Higher Than Ever In Red States“ by KFF.
Article: “The dangerous delusions behind Trump’s illegal Venezuela invasion“ by Matthew Sheffield.
Article: “Red States See Highest Rates of Covid Deaths“ by Taegan Goddard.
Article: “Red States Have Higher Crime Rates Than Blue States“ by Dr. Eric Ostermeier.
Book: The American Revolution of 1800: How Jefferson Rescued Democracy from Tyranny and Faction - and What This Means Today by Dan Sisson with Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Hidden History of American Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity’s Ancient Way of Living by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Paul Manafort’s Ukrainian Legacy“ by Sergii Leshchenko.
Article: “Biden-voting counties equal 70% of America’s economy. What does this mean for the nation’s political-economic divide?“ by Mark Muro, Eli Byerly-Duke, Yang You, and Robert Maxim.
Article: “There’s a fascinating difference between income inequality in red states and blue states“ by Barbara Tasch.
Article: “Red States Are Welfare Queens“ by Benzinga.
Article: “America’s 10 Most Polluted States“ by Jen Alic.
Article: “Decades of Republican Mismanagement Have Left Red States Mired in the Past & at the Bottom“ by Quaid.
Article: “Red States Have Higher Gun Death Rates Than Blue States. Here’s Why“ by Arianna Johnson.
Article: “The States Where Women Are Most Likely To Be Murdered By Men“ by Melissa Jeltsen.
Article: “Red States, Blue States, and Divorce: Understanding the Impact of Conservative Protestantism on Regional Variation in Divorce Rates“ by Jennifer Glass and Philip Levchak.
Article: “Red states have higher traffic death rates than blue states“ by Jerry Hirsch.
Article: “Teen Pregnancy Is Higher in Red States Than in Blue States“ by Kevin Drum.
Article: “Paul Manafort Once Worked to ‘Benefit the Putin Government’: Report“ by Erik Ortiz and Marianna Sotomayor.
Article: “How Life Expectancy in Republican States Compares to Democratic Ones“ by James Bickerton.
Article: “Moochers Against Welfare“ by Paul Krugman.
Article: “How a Worm Gave the South a Bad Name“ by Rachel Nuwer.
Article: “STDs higher in Red States?“ by Glenn Thrush.
Article: “Violence and Abuse in Rural America“ by RHIhub.
Article: “States With the Highest Poverty Rates“ by Alan Kronenberg.
Article: “National Security Presidential Memorandum-7“ by Donald J. Trump.

What do you think the chances are that Rubio, et al, never intended to “run” Venezuela? — they just wanted Maduro out of the way to cut a deal for the oil — and Trump just rambled that into existence at the news conference because of his increasing dementia?
Article: “What do you think the chances are that Rubio, et al, never intended to “run” Venezuela — they just wanted Maduro out of the way to cut a deal for the oil — and Trump just rambled that into existence at the news conference because of his increasing dementia? “ by Thom Hartmann.

Bill: “H.Res.537 - Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.“ by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9].
Article: “Furious Democrats float Trump impeachment, 25th Amendment over “insane” Venezuela attack“ by Andrew Solender.
Article: “You Won’t Believe Who Trump Told About Venezuela Attack Ahead of Time“ by Edith Olmsted.
Video: ‘We’re gonna be running it’: Trump says Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio will run Venezuela after illegal military strikes at press conference.
Video: Trump holds press conference after US strikes on Venezuela and Maduro ‘capture’ – watch live.
Article: “Venezuela“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump’s bruised hand and tiredness blamed on Alzheimer’s drug by congresswoman“ by Cheyenne Ubiera.
Article: “Ex-employee admits Trump apartment size was inflated“ by Chloe Kim.

Is it possible that a grudge, over not getting the Nobel Peace Prize led Trump to attack Venezuela?
Article: “Trump grudge over perceived snub fueled major Venezuela decision: White House source“ by Alexander Willis.

Article: “‘They lied to our face’: Democrats decry Trump’s military raid on Venezuela“ by Ed Pilkington.
Article: “Project for the New American Century (PNAC)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump calls Monroe Doctrine the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ after Venezuela raid“ by Kathryn Palmer.
Article: “Mike Waltz defends US at UN: “We are not occupying a country”“ by Margaret Brennan.
Substack: “The Existentialist Republic“ by Chris Armitage.
Article: “Bankruptcies are exploding across the economy, hitting small businesses and households. Few industries are immune“ by Natalie Musumeci.

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Hour Two: How bizarre is it that Trump claims Tim Waltz ordered political hit on MN lawmaker;’s assignation? Is it a sign he’s unhinged?
Article: “Trump Shares Conspiracy Post Suggesting Tim Walz Ordered Minnesota Lawmaker’s Assassination“ by Jennifer Bowers Bahney.
Article: “Federal payment freeze puts some Minnesota families in danger of losing child care amid investigation into alleged fraud“ by Zoe Sottile, Andy Rose, Holmes Lybrand, Lauren Mascarenhas, Chris Boyette.
Article: “Rick Scott ‘oversaw the largest Medicare fraud’ in U.S. history, Florida Democratic Party says “ by Amy Sherman.
Article: “Tim Walz calls Trump ‘dangerous, depraved’ for blaming Melissa Hortman’s death on Minnesota fraud“ by Melissa Koenig.
Article: “DGA Statement on President Trump’s Attack on Gov. Walz“ by Andy Beshear, Gretchen Whitmer.
Article: “Slain Minnesota lawmaker’s children call on Trump to remove social media video amplifying false claims about her death“ by Raquel Coronell Uribe.

How strange is it that a key Epstein deadline arrives as attention turns to Venezuela?
Article: “Key Epstein Deadline Arrives as Attention Turns to Venezuela“ by Catherine Bouris.

If you want to know what’s going on in Venezuela - tune in...
- Malcolm Nance, U.S. Intelligence expert / Author of several books including, They Want to Kill Americans (previous: The Plot to Destroy Democracy) @MalcolmNance Substack
Article: “BREAKING: The Maduro “Capture” Is Theater—Here’s What It’s Covering Up“ by Lev Parnas.
Article: “You’re Next! Trump Threatens Colombia’s ‘Sick’ President His Days Are Numbered After Maduro’s Capture“ by Sean James.
Article: “‘We Need It’: Trump Signals US is Coming for Greenland Next“ by Willa Pope Robbins.
Article: “Denmark’s PM Goes OFF On Trump’s Greenland Takeover Threat: ‘Makes Absolutely No Sense’“ by Jennifer Bowers Bahney.
Article: “Aleksandr Dugin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Steve Bannon“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘51st State’ signal? Katie Miller’s one-word Greenland post that has the world on edge“ by FE News Desk.
Article: “Neuschwanstein Castle“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ludwig II of Bavaria“ by Wikipedia.

Quote: “America... goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.“ - John Quincy Adams.
Article: “Big Oil Spent $445 Million to Influence 2024 Elections“ by Chris Walker.
Article: “5 Ways the Trump Administration Is Trying to Kill Renewable Energy (And Why It’s a Terrible Idea)“ by earthday.org.
Article: “US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill“ by Molly Taft.
Article: “Alaska Permanent Fund“ by Wikipedia.
Movie: “C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America“.
Article: “Hugo Chávez“ (Venezuela) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking“ by Nadine Yousif.
Article: “How Billionaires Are Future-Proofing Their Homes With Ultra-Luxe Private Bunkers“ by Abby Montanez.
Article: “Read Jack Smith’s full deposition on the decision to indict Trump“ by Joshua Barajas.
Article: “Why is Donald Trump suing the BBC?“ by Ian Aikman and Kayla Epstein.
Article: “Named losses of Finland due to the termination of trade relations with Russia“ by Oleg Artyukov (needs translating).
Article: “The Cuba-Venezuela Medical Partnership: The Castro-Chávez Dream Lives On“ by John M. Kirk.
Article: “Maduro’s capture by US forces could collapse Cuba’s economy dependent on Venezuelan oil subsidies“ by Eric Revell.
Article: “Did Florida Senator Marco Rubio Lie About His Life Story?“ by RATB.
Article: “The Trump PEACE Presidency“ by Randi Rhodes.
Article: “Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he is dropping re-election bid“ by Megan Lebowitz.
Article: “History of ACORN in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Project Veritas“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Sons of Norway“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Le Club“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Three: Is the Post Office About to Decide the 2026 Midterms?
Article: “Is the Post Office About to Decide the 2026 Midterms?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “A Right to Vote“ by Jamin B. Raskin.
Book: The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote and How to Get It Back by Thom Hartmann.
Law: “14th Amendment, July 9, 1868 (citizenship, representatives, public debt, Equal Protection Clause).
Law: “Constitution of the United States“..
Article: “TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won.“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off“ by Jonathan Shorman.
Article: “Election Administration and Voting Survey 2024 Comprehensive Report“ by U.S. Election Assistance Commission to the 119th Congress.
Article: “Raging Caging“ by Greg Palast.
Law: “52 USC 20501: Findings and purposes“.
Article: “Examining The Vote: The Overview; Study of Disputed Florida Ballots Finds Justices Did Not Cast the Deciding Vote“ by Ford Fessenden and John M. Broder.
Case: “Husted v. Randolph“.
Article: “Voting rights laws and constitutional amendments“ by USAGov.

Geeky Science! Turns out Roundup might be as dangerous as we thought - just as the GOP wants to shield pesticide makers from accountability.
Article: “A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup“ by Hiroko Tabuchi.
Article: “MAGA faction revolts as GOP slips ‘middle finger’ into latest spending bill: report“ by Alexander Willis.

Article: “Iran preparing for war? IRGC missile tests signal fear of Israeli attack“ by The Week.
Article: “Collective defence - Article 5“ by NATO.
Article: “Next stop, Nuuk? U.S. allies fear Trump may target Greenland after Venezuela“ by Alexander Smith.
Article: “Dunning-Kruger effect“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US attack on Venezuela: Death toll rises to 80 civilians and military personnel“ by MEE.
Article: “USPS removed 711 sorting machines this year, new court documents show“ by Kristen Holmes and Paul P. Murphy. (2020)
Article: “David P. Steiner“ (Postmaster General) by Wikipedia.
Videos: The American Revolution - Ken Burns.
Movie: “Red Dawn“.
Article: “Noble savage“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Monsanto“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hidden hazard in licking golf balls“ by Jeremy Laurance.