Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 06/12/26
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Friday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Rule #1 in the Dictator’s Playbook: Crush One to Warn a Thousand
Article: “Rule #1 in the Dictator’s Playbook: Crush One to Warn a Thousand“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “‘Broadview Six’ charges dropped as Chicago’s top federal prosecutor admits case was tainted by misconduct“ by Jon Seidel.
Article: “A Look Back: Sedition, Free Speech and the President“ by Scott Bomboy.
Article: “Ranking Members Raskin, Scanlon Launch Inquiry into Trump DOJ’s Abusive and Baseless Prosecution of Southern Poverty Law Center“ by Jamie Raskin, Mary Gay.
Site: “The Hartmann Report“.
Article: “When Presidents Declare War on the Press: The Battle for Free Speech and Democracy“ by Thom Hartmann.
Site: “Find Your Legislators“.
Article: “Charges Dropped Against Activist Who Gave Out Face Shields During LA Protests“ by Fernando Haro.
Article: “Tracking retaliatory use of arrests, prosecutions, and investigations by the Trump administration“ by Protect Democracy.
Article: “Charges dropped against East L.A. activist arrested for distributing face masks at protest“ by Andrew Lopez.
Site: “ACLU“.
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.
Article: “Justice Department struggles as thousands exit—and few are replaced“ by ABA.
Article: “‘Egg on their face.’ Trump’s revenge prosecution failures embarrass DOJ“ by Aysha Bagchi.
Article: “Justice Department moves to dismiss charges against LA man accused of giving ICE protesters face shields“ by Matthew Rodriguez.
Article: “Grand jury declines criminal charges against 6 Democrats who urged military to reject illegal orders“ by Scott MacFarlane, Sarah N. Lynch, Joe Walsh.
Article: “Grand jury declines to indict Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to disobey illegal Trump orders“ by Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand.
Article: “Grand juror called DOJ’s controversial Chicago protest indictment ‘a crock’ before it was approved, transcript shows“ by Katelyn Polantz.
Article: “More indictments are coming. Will you stand up — or stare at the table?“ by Miles Taylor.
Article: “Grand Juror Told Trump DOJ Prosecutor ‘Broadview Six’ Case Was a ‘Crock of Sh*t,’ Wild Transcript Reveals“ by Sarah Rumpf.
Article: “‘Crock of s—’: Transcripts show grand jurors dismissed for disagreeing with government’s case against ‘Broadview Six’“ by Hannah Meisel.
Site: “Vote.org“.
Article: “More indictments are coming. Will you stand up — or stare at the table?“ by Miles Taylor.
Article: “Stephen Miller relocates to free military house in ‘Trump Green Zone’ funded by taxpayers“ by Peter Rubinstein.
Article: “FBI raids Ohio voting rights organization“ by Carol Leonnig, Will McDuffie, Alex Tabet, Laura Barrón-López.
Is Trump About to Federalize Your Vote? And -- Will the Post Office Kill Your Mail Ballot?
Article: “Justice Dept. Pushes Limits of Its Power Over State Elections“ by Devlin Barrett.
Article: “Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands“ by Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti.
Article: “United States Post Office Department“ (predecessor of USPS) by Wikipedia.
Why Did Trump’s Inner Circle Hide in the War Room to Discuss Nipples?
Article: “A Nipple Crisis in a Room Built For Nuclear War.“ by JoJoFromJerz.
Article: “Richard Reid“(shoe bomber) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Graham Platner“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ken Paxton“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Why your tax refund is still late — and how to track it“ by Damon C. Williams.
Article: “DOGE Fired 7,000 IRS Workers Mid-Filing Season. April 15 Is 35 Days Away.“ by FiscalFold.
Article: “After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers, agents say“ by Spencer Woodman.
Article: “Cold War“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Cold War Clashes: Confronting Communism, 1945-1991 by Richard K. Kolb.
Article: “2026 Iran massacres“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Vance recommends DOJ criminal investigation into Tim Walz and Minnesota AG over state’s fraud scandal“ by Kit Maher.
Article: “Vance referring Walz, Ellison to DOJ for criminal fraud investigation“ by Ashleigh Fields.
Article: “A Running Count of How Many People ICE Has Killed and Injured“ by Whitney Curry Wimbish.
Article: “John Bolton Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty Over Classified Information“ by Devlin Barrett and Michael S. Schmidt.
Quote: “Give me the man and I will give you the case against him“ - Andrey Vyshinsky.
Article: “Hezbollah, Hamas, and More: Iran’s Terror Network Around the Globe“ by AJC.
Article: “Fact Check: Claim that Obama gave Iran $1.7 billion in cash omits key context“ by Aleksandra Wrona.
Article: “Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act“(FISA) by Wikipedia.
Article: “What is Safetyism?“ by Benjamin A. Simpson.
Article: “A key spy tool is expiring due to inaction in Congress. Here’s what that means“ (section 702) by Caitlin Yilek.
Article: “Israel Intensifies the Killing in Gaza as the World Looks Away“ by Abdel Qader Sabbah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous.
Article: “From Incitement to Murder: How ‘Israel’ Targets Journalists in Gaza“.
Article: “Killing of journalists in the Gaza war“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘I love the inflation,’ Trump says as prices rise amid Iran war“ by Bo Erickson and Susan Heavey.
Article: “When Will Key Provisions in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Go Into Effect“ by Aneeta Mathur-Ashton.
Article: “Trump signs bill funding ICE, CPB through second term“ by Sarah Davis.
Hour Two: 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 / He is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Labor Caucus / Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus / 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: “‘This Is Oligarchy’: Nearly 100 Billionaires Are Funding Susan Collins’ Reelection Bid “ by Jake Johnson.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “Senate GOP balks at Trump demand to boost defense funding in third reconciliation bill“ by Alexander Bolton.
Article: “Public input sought on Trump’s proposed arch in DC“ by Jenny Gable.
Article: “I visited Trump’s arch site. Here’s the latest on the project“ by Michelle Del Rey.
Article: “President Trump seeks control of science funding“ by Katia Riddle.
Article: “Russell Vought“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Project 2025 Tracker.
Article: “Contract with America“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Project 2025“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “No Kings protests“ by Wikipedia.
Site: “No Kings“.
Event: June 14: Rise Up, Sing Out (No Kings).
Article: “Social Security COLA for 2027 may jump to 4.7%, one estimate finds. This chart shows prices driving the increase“ by Lorie Konish.
Article: “Social Security’s insolvency date is projected for end of 2032“ by Aimee Picchi.
Article: “5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions“ by David J. Bier.
Article: “Media Offenders: David Pakman” by White House.
Article: “Social Security Trust Fund“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Social Security’s full retirement age is increasing in 2025. Here’s what to know.“ by Aimee Picchi.
Article: “Strategic Petroleum Reserve (United States)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US Emergency Oil Reserve Approaching All-Time Low Despite Trump Promise“ by Hugh Cameron.
Article: “Trump lashes out at Iran as two sides give conflicting details on agreement“ by A US official said Tehran agreed to end nuclear program and support for proxies, contradicting Iranian media..
Site: Progressive Caucus.
Podcast: “With Liberty & Justice for Some Ep. 66 – Blowing the Whistle on ICE with Ryan Schwank“ by Mark Pocan.
Bill: “H.R.8555 - Living Wage For All Act“ by Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3].
Article: “Child labor violations rise in US – as Republicans still roll back protections“ by Michael Sainato.
Article: “Netanyahu vows to expand Israel’s grip on Lebanon after deepest incursion in 26 years“ by Freddie Clayton.
Bill: “H.R.3565 - To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.“ (Block the Bombs Act) by Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3].
Article: “Judge rules UFC White House event can continue on South Lawn“ by Steve Gardner and Bart Jansen.
Article: “US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar“ by Shelby Talcott and Eleanor Mueller.
Article: “U.S. Rep. Pocan: Statement on his appointment to House Foreign Affairs Committee“.
Hour Three: Trump Wants His Two Impeachments Erased From History - Will He Succeed?
Article: “Trump Pushes to ‘Expunge’ His Impeachments From First Term: Report“ by Michael Luciano.
Article: “Workers finally tear Donald Trump’s name off Kennedy Center“ by David Edwards.
Who Carved Eighty-Six Forty-Seven Into the National Mall? Was it Aliens?
Article: “Federal authorities investigate giant ‘8647’ markings on National Mall“ by Josh Cradduck, Ryan J. Reilly, Raquel Coronell Uribe and Monica Alba.
Article: “Thousands Tune in Live to Watch Trump Name Taken Off Kennedy Center“ by Julia Ornedo.
Article: “Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands“ by Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti.
Article: “MAGA Attack Ad Uses AI To Show Thomas Massie ‘Cheating With The Squad’“ by Arthur Delaney.
Article: “Republicans Run Bizarre AI Deepfake Ad Showing James Talarico Singing About Trans Kids“ by Mathew Rodriguez.
Article: “Man pleads guilty in Minnesota lawmaker attacks, agrees to two life sentences“ by Matt Sepic.
Article: “Who Is Vance Boelter? Dems Hit List Uncovered After Fake Officer Shoots Hortman and Husband, Sen. Hoffman“ by Glory Moralidad.
Article: “Here Are the Billionaires Who Bankrolled Trump’s Transition“ by Malcolm Ferguson.
Article: “Kenneth C. Griffin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “From Riches to Rags: Causes of Fiscal Deterioration Since 2001“ by Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
Article: “Interest Costs on the National Debt“ by Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Article: “‘Oh my god!’ CNN panel detonates as Trump-loving Republican called ‘liar’ to his face “ by David Edwards.
Article: “Uniform Code of Military Justice“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Medicare Advantage plans slammed for denial rates.
Article: “Breakage: What It Is, How It Works, and Example“ by Will Kenton.
Article: “Richard M. Daley“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Dan Walker (politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tammany Hall“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “AIPAC and Republican Donors Raising Big Money for Maxine Dexter Against Susheela Jayapal in Oregon“ by Ryan Grim.
Article: “AIPAC money, working hand-in-glove with MAGA, targets progressives nationwide “ by Tim Wheeler.
Video: Reality has a well-known liberal bias - Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Article: “Scopes trial“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “JD Vance set to appear on ‘The View’ for the first time“ by Melina Khan.
Article: “‘Erika told Usha between sobs...’: JD Vance reportedly reveals what convinced his wife for fourth child“ by Navashree Nandini.
Article: “Senator Robert Byrd and the Ku Klux Klan“ by Robert Longley.
Article: “Pulse (nightclub)“ by Wikipedia.