Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 07/15/26
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Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting taking your calls
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) / Current Member & Chair Emeritus-Congressional Progressive Caucus / (Committees: Congressman Pocan serves on the House Committee on Appropriations / House Foreign Affairs Committee and, co-chair/co-founder-Defense Spending Reduction Caucus) / Check out his weekly podcast, “With Liberty and Justice for Some“ (available on Apple Podcasts) @pocan.house.gov @repmarkpocan
Article: “Reps. Pocan, Dexter, Leger Fernandez, and Ramirez Return From Cuba Fact-Finding Mission“ by Mark Pocan.
Article: “Cuba–United States relations“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Man killed after encounter with ICE in St. Augustine marks 3rd death involving agency nationwide in a week“ by Jackson Brown, Christina Burgess.
Article: “Progressive Democrats introduce bill to abolish ICE“ by Lee Harris.
Article: “In New Report, Sen. Schiff Exposes Over $140 Million Dedicated to ICE and CBP’s Deadly Arsenal of Weapons and Munitions Since Start of Second Trump Administration“ by Adam Schiff.
Article: “Mike Johnson pushes $350B defense boost, warns US is fighting ‘communism on our own shores’“ by Ishan Jain.
Article: “Trump wants to hide behind nine-foot fence - believes it will keep Iranians out“ by Kathrine Frich.
Article: “Trump Says He’ll Discuss Elections and Voting Machines in Speech on Thursday“ by Maggie Haberman and Julian E. Barnes.
Article: “Will Trump address voter ID laws in Thursday speech? What to know about SAVE Act status“ by Maria Francis.
Article: “As Biden warned about democracy’s collapse, TV networks aired reruns“ by Paul Farhi.
Article: “FACT FOCUS: Experts Say Trump’s Claims Linking Democrats to Communism Are Inaccurate“ by AP.
Article: “Lack of body cameras on ICE agents fuels more uncertainty over fatal shootings“ by Priscilla Alvarez, Holmes Lybrand, Eric Levenson.
Law: “Tillman Act of 1907“.
Article: “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)“ by Wikipedia.
Bill: “H.R.2737 - ELON MUSK Act“ by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2].
Article: “As Musk works to slash federal spending, his own firms have received billions in government contracts“ by Soo Rin Kim.
Article: “Trump fires top US military officers - including America’s most senior commander“ by Sky News.
Article: “Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Vought: Trump admin won’t do DOGE after-action report“ by Justin Doubleday.
Article: “RFK Jr. Says He’s Rehiring Thousands Of People He Mistakenly Fired“ by Lydia O’Connor.
Article: “French prosecutors open criminal investigation into Elon Musk and X“ by Laura Motet and Martin Untersinger.
Article: “Elon Musk says far-right Marine Le Pen is ‘France’s last hope’“ by Le Monde with AFP.
Article: “Elon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts, Wisconsin board says“ by AP.
Article: “Pete Buttigieg Demands the Person Who Gets the Most Votes Wins the Election in Iowa Speech“ (Electoral College) by Eric Keith.
Article: “Jack Smith (lawyer)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US supreme court strikes down limits on campaign spending“ by George Chidi.
Video: Justices Kagan and Barrett Testify Before House Subcommittee on Supreme Court’s 2027 Budget Request.
Article: “Shadow docket“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Desperate Castro family offer Trump private ISLAND for ‘super resort’ as president threatens to decapitate Cuba regime“ by Martin Arostegui, Georgie English.
Article: “Castro’s grandson breaks with past, calls for capitalism and Trump deal“ by Stephanie Gauthier.
Article: “The Red Scare Returns: Trump Is Calling Us “Communists” Because He Doesn’t Want America Talking About the Real Threat“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump Admin Looking At Military Incursion Into Cuba: Report“ by Kathianne Boniello.
Article: “Roy Cohn: The mysterious US lawyer who helped Donald Trump rise to power“ by Caryn James.
Article: “Congressional Ratification of President Trump’s Corporatism“ by Ron Paul.
Hour Two: Topics of the day....
- Karen Hunter, The Karen Hunter Show on SiriusXM Urban View (3-6pm ET daily) @karenhunter.bsky.social
Article: “Exit polls show majority of Black men and women voted for Kamala Harris“ by Natasha S. Alford.
Article: “‘The View’: Sunny Hostin says John Fetterman is the new Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin“ by Andi Ortiz.
Article: “Where Do Democrats Win White Voters?“ by Lakshya Jain, Harrison Lavelle and Armin Thomas.
Article: “The 1619 Project“ by .Wikipedia
Article: “Why Rural America Votes Republican - Even as Poverty and Poor Health Deepen“ by Dr. Wilbur Brower.
Article: “Desegregation busing“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Racial segregation in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Affirmative Action Has Helped White Women More Than Anyone“ by Sally Kohn.
Article: “Diversity, equity, and inclusion“ (DEI) by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Impact of Desegregation on Black Teachers: A Historical Oversight“ by Devon Rankin.
Article: “Did President Obama save the auto industry? “ by Jon Greenberg.
Law: “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008“ (bank bailout ).
Article: “Did Elon Musk forget? The Barack Obama administration lent $465 million to Tesla to develop electric cars“ by Lenys Moreno.
Article: “A timeline of Donald Trump’s three marriages, numerous rumored affairs, and sexual misconduct allegations“ by Kate Taylor, Erin Snodgrass, Kelsey Vlamis.
Article: “E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case“ by Ed Shanahan and Jonah E. Bromwich.
Video: Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche Testifies at Confirmation Hearing.
Article: “Why Todd Blanche Should NEVER Be Attorney General“ by Robert Reich.
Midterm Elections: The Con Always Works, Right Up Until the Moment it Doesn’t
Article: “Midterm Elections: The Con Always Works, Right Up Until the Moment it Doesn’t“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Bannon Exposes Trump’s 2026 “Test Run,” and It’s Already Happening“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Voting-Machine Report They’re Hiding Until November“ by Thom Hartmann.
Site: “Find Your Legislators“.
Article: “Trump teases Thursday speech about elections: ‘Our country has to shape up’ “ by Julia Manchester.
Book: The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump says Thursday address will focus on ‘free and fair elections’“ by Kevin Liptak, Sean Lyngaas.
Article: “Trump announces Thursday speech reopening 2020 election fraud claims“ by France 24.
Article: “‘He’s Admitting it!’ Dan Abrams Warns Trump Is ‘Trying to Cheat’ in the Midterms“ by David Gilmour.
Article: “Trump Vows Republicans ‘Will Not Lose an Election for A Hundred Years’“ by Michael Luciano.
Article: “Trump election task force to begin releasing classified intel documents“ by David Rohde, Jacqueline Alemany, Laura Barrón-López, Ken Dilanian.
Article: “Who Is Roy Cohn? President Asks for His Former Mentor and Fixer to Handle Russia Probe“ by Beatrice Dupuy.
Article: “President Trump Called For Roy Cohn, But Roy Cohn Was Gone“ by Ron Elving.
Article: “‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias“ by Jonathan Mahler and Steve Eder.
Article: “‘All About the Fight’: How Donald Trump Developed His Political Playbook“ by Patrice Taddonio.
Article: “Trump to Assert Voting Machine Vulnerabilities in Thursday Speech“ by Reuters.
Site: “Vote.org“.
Video: Director of National Intelligence Nominee Jay Clayton Testifies at Confirmation Hearing.
Bill: “H.R.7296 - SAVE America Act“ by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act).
Article: “National Guard in Each State Is Ordered to Create ‘Quick Reaction Forces’ Trained in Civil Unrest“ by Konstantin Toropin.
Article: “FCC Chairman Proposes Repeal Of National Ownership Cap, Sets August Vote“ by Ted Johnson.
Quote: “You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.“ - William Randolph Hearst.
Article: “What’s going to happen to CNN?“ by Tom Jones.
Quote: “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.“ - attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Book: “The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot“ by Russell Kirk.
Article: “William F. Buckley Jr“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Irving Kristol“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Edmund Burke“ by Wikipedia.
Quote: “The occupation of an hairdresser, or of a working tallow-chandler, cannot be a matter of honour to any person - to say nothing of a number of other more servile employments. Such descriptions of men ought not to suffer oppression from the state; but the state suffers oppression, if such as they, either individually or collectively, are permitted to rule. In this you think you are combating prejudice, but you are at war with nature“ - Edmund Burke.
Book: “The Rights Of Man“ by Thomas Paine.
Who Does Mike Johnson Think the Military Is For?
Article: “Johnson Says Pentagon Needs More Money for ‘Fighting Communism on Our Own Shores’“ by Stephen Prager.
Your Tax Dollars Are Bankrolling Europe’s Far Right
Article: “US to fund Trump-aligned Europeans building ‘civilisational bonds’“ by FT.
Article: “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez“ (AOC) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Elizabeth Warren“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Judge orders Trump administration to comply with Presidential Records Act” by Peter Charalambous and Alexander Mallin.
Hour Three: Conservatism: America’s Personality Disorder
- Christopher Armitage, Journalist. Criminal justice Researcher, former law enforcement officer, veteran, author. @carmitage.bsky.social. Substack: “The Existentialist Republic“
Article: “We Are Officially Beginning the Process to Convene Grand Juries Over DOGE.“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Conservatism: America’s Personality Disorder“ by Christopher Armitage.
Book: Conservatism: America’s Personality Disorder by Christopher Armitage, D. Carl Brown .
Article: “Empathy deficit: People unable to put themselves in the shoes of the others“ by Jennifer Delgado.
Article: “Mirror neuron“ by Wikipedia.
Quote: “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy, the empathy exploit. There it’s they’re exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response.“ - Elon Musk.
Article: “Study reveals Fox News viewers exposed to the truth can change their minds. But Fox’s poisoning of the truth runs deep.“ by Zachary Pleat.
Book: “The Authoritarians“ by Robert Altemeyer.
Book: “Conservatives Without Conscience“ by John W. Dean.
Article: “Intergenerational Trauma“ by Kaja Perina.
Article: “Analyst shares shocking effect of Graham Platner’s exit on Dem chances to beat Susan Collins“ by Molly Sprayregen.
Video: “Susan Collins PANICS as Maine Wants Her FIRED!” | Bill Clinton .
Article: “Troy Jackson (politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Shenna Bellows“ by Wikipedia.
Geeky Science! Why Are Your Flights Getting So Bumpy?
Article: “Why your flights are getting bumpier: Experts reveal the surprising reason severe turbulence has soared by 55 per cent“ by Alesia Fiddler.
Did RFK Junior Break the Law to Rig the Midterms?
Article: “Wyden says RFK Jr. broke law by urging candidates to drop out“ by AP.
Law: “Hatch Act“ by U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Trump Opens the Door to Killing Grizzly Bears
Article: “Trump Interior Department Is ‘Trying to Make It Easier to Kill Imperiled Grizzly Bears,’ Critics Warn“ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Mike Pence says Trump’s $1.8B ‘slush fund’ for allies, including J6-ers who shouted to hang him, is ‘deeply offensive’“ by Ariana Baio.
Article: “Slave patrol“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Your Health with Dr. Richard and Cindy Becker.
Video: Are Anti-Depressants a Mass Murder Pill? - Thom Hartmann, Dr. Peter Breggin.
Article: “SSRIs Do Not Contribute to Violence “ by Charles Hebert M.D.
Article: “Unpacking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ideas about antidepressants and violence “ by Kristen Rogers.
Book: Grant by Ron Chernow.
Book: The Complete Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.