Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 07/10/26
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Friday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Police State: Are We Already There—and Just Don’t Know It?
Article: “Police State: Are We Already There and Just Don’t Know It?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Another New York resident says he was warned by officers after criticizing ICE“ by Patrick Whittle.
Movie: The Lives of Others.
Article: “Prairieland: Extreme Sentences Handed Down to Texas Protestors“ by C&SN.
Article: “White House Blasts Smithsonian For “Radical” Activism In Report That Singles Out ‘Hamilton’, Mickey Mouse And Drag Queen References“ by Ted Johnson.
Article: “NSPM-7“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The SS“ (Schutsstaffel) by United States Holocaust Museum Holocaust Encyclopedia.
Article: “The Weapoins of Dictatorship: Terror and Propaganda; Media COntrol“ by United States Holocaust Museum Holocaust Encyclopedia.
Site: The Hartmann Report.
Article: “Minnesota prosecutors demand evidence from federal government in Alex Pretti killing“ by Max Nesterak.
Article: “Minnesota Prosecutors Want Evidence. Guess What the Feds Say?“ by Harry Litman.
Article: “America’s Rosgvardiya Moment“ by Olga Lautman.
Article: “Whitening American History“ by Naomi Bethune.
Article: “How to Stop Fascism (updated)“ by Timothy Snyder.
Article: “Prairieland Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Moving a Box of Antifascist Zines“ by Matt Sledge.
Article: “National Security Directive Declares War on Those Who Don’t Support Trump Agenda“ by Ken Klippenstein.
Book: In Hitler’s Bunker: A Boy Soldier’s Eyewitness Account of the Fuhrer’s Last Days by Armin D. Lehmann with Tim Carroll.
Book: “The Prophet’s Way“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “They Thought They Were Free“ by Milton Mayer.
Article: “DOJ Issues Sweeping New Domestic Terrorism Directive: What the Attorney General’s December 4 Memorandum Means for You“ by Nicholas Casmier Anway, Sam Callahan, Eun Young Choi, Rachel F. Cotton, Deborah A. Curtis, Burden H. Walker.
Article: “DOJ threatens criminal action against states that allow noncitizens to vote“ by Sarah N. Lynch.
Article: “Minnesota officials sue federal government over Renee Good, Alex Pretti investigations“ by Sarah N. Lynch, Jonah Kaplan.
Article: “Mexico’s president vows legal action against US after ICE’s shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston“ by Christian Terry.
Article: “What does the Paramount-WBD merger mean for CNN?“ by Brian Stelter.
Article: “Mexican man fatally shot by ICE was not the target of Houston immigration operation, source says“ by Dalia Faheid, Chris Boyette, Priscilla Alvarez, Caroll Alvarado.
Article: “Minnesota sues feds for evidence in Pretti, Good slayings“ by Ryan Luetkemeyer.
Article: “Noem won’t rule out ICE agents at polls“ by Knutson.
Article: “DOJ Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media“ by Democracy Now!
Site: “FIRE“ (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression).
Article: “FIRE files lawsuit after federal agents confront New Yorker over ICE criticism“ by FIRE.
Article: “FBI says new mission center has identified ‘nefarious’ protest funding and subjects“ by Asra Q. Nomani , Morgan Phillips.
Article: “Trump Is Completely Rewriting Black History — With Devastating Consequences“ by Nathalie Baptiste.
Article: “Leader of Antifa Cell Members in North Texas Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Terrorist Attack on ICE Facility“ by DoJ.
Article: “Houston Reels as Mexico Threatens Court Action Over Fatal ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo“ by LatinTimes.
Article: “Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’“ by Raquel Coronell Uribe and Yamiche Alcindor.
Article: “The FBI seizure of Georgia 2020 election ballots relies on debunked claims“ by Stephen Fowler.
Article: “ICE won’t be at polling places this year, a Trump DHS official promises“ by Miles Parks.
Article: “Man sues DHS after agents tracked him down for sending a scathing email to ICE“ by Jude Joffe-Block.
Article: “When Nazis Took Manhattan“ by Sarah Kate Kramer.
Article: “Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group“ by Erica L. Green and Dustin Volz.
Article: “White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can’t be trusted“ by AP.
Article: “Minnesota Kicks Off Legal Battle With Trump Administration to Hold ICE Shooters Accountable“ by Andy Mannix.
Article: “New video of ICE killing in Houston sparks outrage: ‘People need to start getting charged’“ by Matthew Chapman.
Site: “Salem International“.
Article: “Son of man killed by ICE agent calls for investigation, says “My father would have complied.” “ by Colleen DeGuzman and Lomi Kriel.
Site: “Vote.org“.
Tweet: “Cold-blooded murder [video]” by Norman Ornstein.
Article: “Trump Appears to Mistakenly Call Zelensky ‘Putin,’ Iran ‘Japan’“ by Anna Skinner and Hannah Parry.
Video: Bombshell Graham Platner Report Has BIG PROBLEMS.
Video: Politico OMITTED MAJOR Detail In Graham Platner Report.
Article: “Mika Brzezinski grills Politico reporter behind Platner bombshell for ‘concrete’ rape ‘evidence’: ‘What’s the throughline?’“ by David Gilmour.
Article: “New Platner accuser tells CNN’s Jake Tapper she considers what he did rape: ‘Yes, absolutely’“ by Sarah Rumpf.
Article: “Troy Jackson on his chances of defeating Susan Collins in Maine“ by Andrew Stanton.
Article: “Troy Jackson (politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Who Referees An Election When The Referees Get Fired?
Article: “Trump fires commission that helps states run elections just months before midterms: report“ by Matthew Chapman.
Crazy Alert. Is Sharing Cupcakes The Gateway To Communism?
Article: “Fox News Host Accuses Democrat of ‘Indoctrinating’ Young Kids by Telling Them To Share“ by Michael Luciano.
Article: “Barack Obama tan suit controversy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ken Paxton“ by Wikipedia.
Site: KPFT, Houston.
Article: “IG Farben“ by Wikipedia.
Tweet: “Susan Collins had a long term affair with her current husband, marrying him in 2012 when he divorced his wife who was dying of cancer...“ by Nathan Bernard.
Article: “What Happens To Your Cholesterol When You Follow The Atkins Diet“ by Angelique H. Caffrey.
Article: “Charlie Kirk“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tuskegee Syphilis Study“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Birth of a Nation“ by Wikipedia.
Movie: “The Birth of a Nation (1915)“.
Article: “100 years ago, the first White House film screening sparked nationwide protests“ by Dick Lehr.
Article: “Meet the Black Architect Who Helped Design Washington, DC “ by Black History.
Article: “Fetterman trashes his colleagues and defends MAGA supporters“ by Thomas Kika.
Article: “Somehow The Reflecting Pool Drama Has Gotten Even Crazier, And These 28 Jokes About It Are A+++++“ (strait of waaaarm ooze) by Matt Stopera.
Video: Trump Accounts launch puts child to sleep .
Article: “ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows“ by Jason Koebler, Joseph Cox.
Book: The Hidden History of Big Brother in America: How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us and Our Democracy by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “socialism“ by Marriam-Webster.
Hour Two: Anything goes
Article: “United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Troy Jackson (politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Forced Arbitration: The Ultimate Guide to Your Rights and What It Means for You“ by US Law Explained.
Law: “Taft-Hartley Labor Act“, 1947 (right to work).
Article: “Superdelegate“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “J. B. Pritzker“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Newsom goes all in on billionaire tax for US, not California | Opinion“ by Nicole Russell.
Article: “Sanders And Khanna Push National 5% Annual Billionaire Wealth Tax“ by Kelly Phillips Erb.
Article: “Fascism“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Trump Asking Mullin To Lock Up Communists In ICE Detention Centers -- No Such Truth Social Post“ by Maarten Schenk.
Article: “Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”“ by Ken Klippenstein.
Article: “Pirro buried for ‘indicting an Olympian for touching water’: ‘This will fall apart’“ by David Edwards.
Article: “Where Do Democrats Win White Voters?“ by Lakshya Jain, Harrison Lavelle and Armin Thomas.
Article: “How rat behavior may inform our understanding of racism“ by J Wolny.
Article: “New Iran plot to assassinate Trump as country mourns Supreme Leader Khamenei revealed by Israel“ by Stephen M. Lepore.
Article: “Iran threatens to ‘pursue and kill’ Netanyahu after prime minister declares Israel, US are crushing regime“ by Nicholas McEntyre.
Article: “Assassination of Qasem Soleimani“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the new Qatari-gifted jet“ by Michelle L. Price, Konstantin Toropin.
Article: “USS Liberty incident“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘We may have lost the south’: what LBJ really said about Democrats in 1964“ by Charles Kaiser.
Article: “Axios Explains: The myth of a U.S.-Mexico “open border”“ by Russell Contreras.
Article: “Did Obama deport more people than Trump? What to know as Trump calls for more ICE arrests“ by Kinsey Crowley.
Law: “Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act“ (McCain–Feingold, 2002, financing of political campaigns).
Law: “Tillman Act of 1907“.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “Church Committee“, 1975-6 (senate).
Article: “Harlan Crow – Clarence Thomas: Follow the money, gifts and trips.“ by Democracy Labs.
Article: “Clarence Thomas Failing to Note Wife Ginni’s $680k Side Income Resurfaces“ by Darragh Roche.
Article: “‘Bribe’ vs. ‘Tip’ – The Implications of Snyder v. United States for Companies“ by Carole S. Rendon.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump says many people might want a dictator. Yes, many of his people.“ by Aaron Blake.
Article: “Ludwig II of Bavaria“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Former CIA chief John Brennan sues to preserve Trump probe records“ by Josephine Walker.
Article: “White House report accuses Smithsonian leadership of radical ideology“ by Aleena Fayaz.
Hour Three: Weekend at Mitch McConnell’s?
Article: “Is Mitch McConnell Even Alive? If So, Where the Hell Is He?“ by Charles P. Pierce.
Article: “McConnell was loaded into ambulance on a stretcher, according to eyewitness and new video“ by Annie Grayer.
Article: “AI scammers are cloning voices and creating fake websites. Here is how to stay safe“ by Maria Salette Ontiveros.
Why Won’t Trump Sign The Housing Bill On His Desk? He now says he is protesting bill
Article: “‘Sign the Damn Bill!’ Anger at Trump Grows as US Housing Prices Hit All-Time High“ by Brad Reed.
Article: “Warren, Scott, Hill, Waters Release Updated Bill Text on Senate Consideration of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act“ by Banking, Housing, and Urban Affair Committee.
Article: “Bipartisan housing bill to become law in a matter of hours – even if Trump refuses to sign it“ by Chris Stein.
They Indicted An Olympian For Touching Water. Free Davey!
Article: “‘Free Davey!’: Olympian Pleads Not Guilty to Charges That He Vandalized Reflecting Pool“ by Stephen Prager.
Video: WATCH: Trump’s Motorcade Drives OVER the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool .
Article: “‘Does he think he’s real?’ Social media reacts to Trump’s talk with AI Teddy Roosevelt“ by Omar Gallaga.
Article: “Wild conspiracy theory suggests GOP is hiding Mitch McConnell’s health status“ by Adam Downer.
Book: The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life by Anu Partanen.
Article: “‘A Deliberate Choice’ by Trump’s GOP: Health Insurance Premiums Set to Rise by Double-Digits Again“ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “Fed Funds Interest Rate (1954-2026)“ by macrotrends.
Article: “Quantitative Easing (QE)“ by Investopedia.
Article: “The U.S. Economy Performs Better Under Democratic Presidents“ by JEC.
Article: “Project 2025“ by Wikipedia.
Bible: “All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.“ - Acts 2:44-45.
Bible: “Because Judas kept the common purse, some were thinking that he meant, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he was to give something to the poor.“ - John 13:29.
Site: All In with Chris Hayes.
Article: “Janet Mills’ Veto Record: Corporations Over Workers, Renters, And Tribal Rights“ by Luke Goldstein.
Quote: “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.“ - Benjamin Franklin.
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....”
Article: “Electoral College“ by Wikipedia.