Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 05/29/26

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Friday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: News
Article: “CNN Poll of Polls: Trump approval rating“ (36%).
Video: Trump is tearing up the White House grounds.
Article: “‘I was dumb as a rock’: Hardcore MAGA couple ditches Trump after getting ‘kick in teeth’ “ by Alexandria Jacobson.
Article: “Trump’s campaign racks up $750,000 in unpaid bills for police protection at his rallies“ by Alex Woodward.
Article: “Pam Bondi admits to ‘redaction errors’ in Epstein files but defends DoJ’s handling“ by Anna Betts.
Article: “Colbert’s replacement debuts with half of Late Show’s viewership“ by Kevin E G Perry.
Article: “Todd Blanche“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Colbert’s replacement debuts with half of Late Show’s viewership“ by Kevin E G Perry.
Article: “Graham Platner“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez“ (AOC) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Sheldon Whitehouse“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Bernie Sanders.

National Town Hall with Calls
- Congressman Adam Smith, US. Congressman (WA-9th District) / Top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee BSky
Article: “Adam Smith (Washington politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran Wants Billions in Frozen Funds Back to Make a Deal With Trump“ by Ephrat Livni.
Article: “Fact Check: Claim that Obama gave Iran $1.7 billion in cash omits key context“ by Aleksandra Wrona.
Article: “What It Will Take to Change the Regime in Iran“ by Behnam Ben Taleblu.
Article: “DHS Debunks Leftist Claims of Hunger Strike and ‘Inhumane Conditions’ for Illegal Aliens at NJ Detention Center“ by Hannah Knudsen.
Article: “Malicious prosecution“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Washington Journal Open Forum, Part 1 May 28, 2026 - Republican viewers responded to the question “Are you satisfied with the direction of the party?”.
Article: “Feudalism“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Is a Russian Asset. Why Won’t America Say It?“ by Craig Unger and Ben Cohen.
Video: ‘The deal itself underscores how stupid this war was’: Rep. Adam Smith reacts to the tentative deal to open Strait of Hormuz.
Article: “Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract“ by Dominic-Madori Davis.
Article: “Donald Trump Jr.’s Expanding Business: After Joining 2nd New Board, U.S. Contracts Followed“ by Zach Everson.
Article: “Northwest Detention Center“ (Tacoma) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Twitter reacts after Trump gives credit to Elon Musk for winning Pennsylvania during election“ by Jon Powell.
Article: “Dred Scott Case“ by History.com.
Case: “Plessy v. Ferguson“, 1896 (separate but equal).
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Law: “Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act“ (McCain–Feingold Act, 2002).
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad“, 1886.
Article: “Magna Carta“ (1215) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Netanyahu says he directed Israeli military to take over 70% of Gaza“ by Dana Karni and Tal Shalev.
Article: “Israel’s Enduring Quest for Peace “ by AJC.
Article: “Gaza genocide“ by Wikipedia.
Site: The Israel Lobby in Us Congress (AIPAC, etc.).
Book: Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for America by Brian Stelter.
Article: “Trump lawsuits seek to muzzle media, posing serious threat to free press“ by Kathy Kiely, Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky.
Article: “Gerrymandering“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Expanding the House of Representatives, explained“ by Protect Democracy United.

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Hour Two: America Just Expanded Voting Rights To Corporations. Yes, Really.
Article: “America Just Expanded Voting Rights To Corporations. Yes, Really“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “America Didn’t Just Change — It Was Systematically Poisoned“ by Thom Hartmann.
Case: “Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co., 118 U.S. 394 (1886)“.
Case: “Covington & Lexington Tpk. Road Co. v. Sandford, 164 U.S. 578 (1896)“.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: Who Killed the American Dream?: The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “A Constitutional Amendment to Keep Corporate Money out of Elections: Corporations Are Not People“ by Public Citizen.
Law: “14th Amendment“.
Site: “Move to Amend“.
Article: “Delaware court upholds voting by companies in small town’s election“ by Tom Hals.
Article: “Powell Memo“.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Law: “Dartmouth College v. Woodward“.
Law: “4th Amendment“. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.“.
Law: “5th Amendment“ (double jeopardy, witness against self, due process, taking clause, due compensation).
Law: “6th Amendment“ (rights of criminal defendants)
Law: “7th Amendment“ “In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved...“.
Law: “8th Amendment“ “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.“.
Site: Public Citizen.

Article: “Kessler syndrome“ (Kessler effect) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Urgent Warning: Kessler Syndrome Could Collapse Modern Technology“ by nasaspacenews.
Article: “Meteors & Meteorites Facts“ by NASA.
Article: “Kardashev scale“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Space-based solar power“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ion thruster“ by Wikipedia.

A King Bedazzles Statues. A Republic Feeds its People - What Has America Become?
Article: “Trump Admin Reportedly Paying $5M to Cover Four D.C. Horse Statues in 24-Karat Gold“ by Zoe Engels.
Article: “Xi Jinping gifts Trump imperial rose seeds from sacred Zhongnanhai: ‘President was interested’“ by Eren Waris.
Article: “UFC fighting cage rises on White House lawn for bout celebrating America’s 250th anniversary“ by Will Weissert.

Did Don Jr. Just Get $620 Million of Your Money
Article: “Who Is Bettina Anderson, Don Jr.’s New Wife and Epstein’s Banker’s Daughter?“ by Kait Justice.

Video: Moon Base News Conference (May 26, 2026) - NASA.
Article: “Blue Origin rocket explodes into huge ball of flame on Florida launch pad“ by Sareen Habeshian.
Article: “What does Blue Origin rocket mishap mean for Nasa’s Moon mission?“ by BBC.
Article: “Space Shuttle Challenger disaster“ by Wikipedia.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Scheme: How the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court by Sheldon Whitehouse with Jennifer Mueller.
Article: “Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Book: So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. .
Article: “For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces“ by Tal Schneider.
Article: “The plot to eliminate Gaza“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Population of Jordan “ by World Population Review.
Article: “Susheela Jayapal“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “AIPAC and Republican Donors Raising Big Money for Maxine Dexter Against Susheela Jayapal in Oregon“ by Ryan Grim.
Article: “California’s 22nd Congressional District election, 2026“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Randy Villegas (California)“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Dem Establishment Accused of ‘Putting Thumb on the Scale’ Against Progressive Candidate“ (Randy Villegas, California) by Jake Johnson.
Article: “Caligula“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Nero“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Three: Netanyahu Tears Up the Ceasefire and Ordered 70% of Gaza Seized
Article: “Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize ‘70% of Gaza Strip’, violating ceasefire deal“ by Seham Tantesh, Julian Borger.
Article: “What’s in Trump’s ‘largely done’ Iran deal — and will the IRGC agree?“ by Stephen N R.
Article: “No contact for hours: Behind Netanyahu, IDF’s failure to stop Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre - exclusive“ by Elliot Kaufman.
Site: Haaretz.

Article: “Pam Bondi Throws Todd Blanche Under the Bus in Epstein Files Fiasco“ by Malcolm Ferguson.
Law: “First Amendment to the United States Constitution“ “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.“.
Book: The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay.
Article: “Prosecutors are hesitant to charge Trump foe Adam Schiff, sources say “ by Katelyn Polantz, Donald Judd.
Article: “Prosecution of Letitia James“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “DOJ investigating whether Trump accuser E Jean Carroll committed perjury“ by Sarah N. Lynch.

Why Does the DOJ Want to Know Who’s Posting Mean Things About ICE?
Article: “The DOJ Wants to Know Who on Reddit and X Is Criticizing ICE’s Tactics“ by Jimmy Jenkins and Zoe Tillman.

Crazy Alert! Is Peter Thiel Building a Doomsday Bunker? You Betcha...
Article: “Billionaire Trump ally’s ‘chilling’ move out of US sparks panic: ‘About to get bad news?’“ (Peter Thiel) by Alexander Willis.

Article: “Peter Thiel“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance.
Movie: “The Boys in the Band (2020 film)“.
Article: “Fourth Reich“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “On Harriet Tubman Day, a new effort to place the abolitionist on the $20 bill launches“ by Chandelis Duster.
Article: “Spencer M. Clark“ by Wikipedia.
Executive Order: “Preserving And Protecting The Integrity Of American Elections“ by Donald J. Trump.
Article: “Judge refuses to block Trump order to limit mail voting. There’s no immediate effect on the midterms“ by Nicholas Riccardi.
Site: Convention of States.
Quote: “Every constitution, then, and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19. years.“ - Thomas Jefferson (1789).
Quote: “We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.“ - Thomas Jefferson (1816).
Movie: “The Great Dictator“.
Article: “The Final Speech from The Great Dictator“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2026 California elections“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tom Steyer“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “J. B. Pritzker“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Donald Trump’s new pitch: I’m so rich I can’t be bought“ by Daniel Strauss.
Article: “Lehman Brothers Collapse Explained: Causes and Legacy“ by Nick Lioudis.
Movie: “Blazing Saddles“.
Video: Blazing Saddles - Nobody move or ....
Article: “CO2 equivalents“ by climatechangeconnection.org.