Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 01/12/26
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: How Many Democracies Must Fall Before We Admit Trump and Putin Want the Same Outcome?
Article: “How Many Democracies Must Fall Before We Admit Trump and Putin Want the Same Outcome?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “BREAKING: Trump Allegedly Orders Military to Plan Greenland Invasion“ by Lukium.
Article: “How Oligarchy Works: Who Wins, Who Loses?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Student Debt Is Evil & A Crime Against Our Nation“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “What makes Putin so callous?“ by Don Sapatkin.
Article: “Insurer CEO Makes a Billion“ by George Anders.
Article: “A Psychological Analysis Of Stalin“ by Brian Junkermeier.
Article: “The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That’s Made the U.S. Less Secure“ by Nick Hanauer.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Robert Caro: What I’ve Learned“ by Cal Fussman.
Article: “Trump responds to post suggesting Rubio as president of Cuba: ‘Sounds good to me’“ by Ashley Carnahan.
Article: “They Are Not Like Us“ by Jim Stewartson.
Article: “The Tipping Point: Most Americans No Longer Are Middle Class“ by Marilyn Geewax.
Article: “The Stage: ‘Hitler’s Childhood’“ by D. J. R. Bruckner.
Article: “Democrats: Medicare fraud is ‘fungus’ Scott will never get rid of “ by Alexandra Glorioso and Marc Caputo.
Article: “The Roots of Evil“ by Steve Taylor Ph.D..
Article: “Donald Trump’s behavior was shaped by his ‘sociopath’ father, niece writes in bombshell book“ by Martin Pengelly.
Article: “Charted: American Income vs. Home Prices (1985–2025)“ by Niccolo Conte.
Article: “Appeals court upholds order for the VA to build 2,550 housing units in Los Angeles“ by Nicholas Slayton.
As Trump’s economy is on the verge of collapse - Trump is savagely going after Jerome Powell - he is facing criminal charges
Article: “Fed Chair Jerome Powell Facing Criminal Charges From Trump’s DOJ as a ‘Consequence’ for Interest Rates“ by Sean James.
Article: “Jerome Powell claps back at Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ investigation: ‘Ongoing pressure’ “ by Robert Davis.
Article: “Trump Isn’t Working“ by Unprecedented.
Article: “‘Did you not just learn?’ ICE agents threaten MN churchgoer with Renee Good lesson“ by David Edwards.
Book: Notes on Being a Man by Scott Galloway.
Article: “Scoop: Mary Peltola prepares for Alaska Senate race“ by Hans Nichols.
Article: “Democratic Party primaries in Texas, 2026“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “United States Senate election in Maine, 2026“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “treason“ by Merriam-Webster.
Article: “Billionaire Bill Ackman donates $10K to GoFundMe for ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good“ by Caitlin McCormack.
Article: “Why are people boycotting Target? Here’s what to know about protest and if it’s working“ by Reia Li.
Article: “Watch as mayor tells ICE ‘get the f--- out of Minneapolis’ after shooting“ by Kate Perez.
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: “3rd Amendment“. No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law..
A world-famous historian explains the real reason why Jonathan Ross shot Nicole Good to death.
Article: “Heather Cox Richardson is so fucking brilliant!“ by yellow dahlia.
Article: “Deadly Minneapolis Encounter Is the 9th ICE Shooting Since September“ by Chris Hippensteel, Albert Sun and Jill Cowan.
Article: “1984–1985 United Kingdom miners’ strike“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Winging It: The Battle Between Reagan and PATCO“ by Chris Lehmann.
Site: Indivisible.
Site: Common Cause.
Site: Move to Amend.
Hour Two: How extrajudicial killing became legal
- Christopher Armitage, Journalist. Criminal justice Researcher, former law enforcement officer, veteran, author. @carmitage.bsky.social Substack
Article: “My First 72 Hours in Minneapolis and How I Got an ICE Agent to Scream “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “How Extrajudicial Killings Became Legal“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “In photos: “ICE Out For Good” protests rally nationwide“ by Julianna Bragg, Lauren Floyd.
Article: “ICE officers impersonating utility workers, Oregon lawmaker says“ by Yesenia Amaro.
Video: Me: “Please don’t shoot me” ICE: “Is that a threat? .
Article: “Kristi Noem Was Asked About The ICE Agent Who Called Renee Good A “F***ing B****” After Her Death, And Noem’s Response Is So Disturbing“ by Natasha Jokic.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren lays out vision for a ‘big tent,’ telling Democrats not to cater to wealthy donors“ by Sahil Kapur.
Philadelphia Sheriff declares war on on ICE and why we should all support her...
Article: ““You don’t want this smoke” Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warning to fake law enforcement ICE“ by ThisLittleLightOfMine.
Article: “In photos: “ICE Out For Good” protests rally nationwide“ by Julianna Bragg, Lauren Floyd.
It wasn’t Maduro or even Chavez who kicked the oil companies out of Venezuela: it was Donald Trump in 2020. When he met with the oil executives, he seemed not to remember that fact.
Article: “More proof Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing“ by surfered.
Article: “Trump asks why US oil companies left Venezuela, CEO cites 2019 sanctions“ by MC World Desk.
Article: “Halliburton eliminates Venezuela staff after U.S. sanctions halt operations“ by Reuters.
Article: “‘Uninvestable’: Trump pitch to oil execs yields no promises“ by James Bikales.
Article: “How Trump’s running Venezuela: Militia on streets, hooded gunmen searching phones“ by Sushim Mukul.
Article: “Jonathan Ross GiveSendGo Slammed For Anti-Semitic Attack On Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, ‘Jew-Baiting Language’“ by Naman Trivedi.
Law: “18 U.S. Code § 2331 - Definitions“. Activities that: (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended - (1) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (2) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (3) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
Article: “Smedley Butler and the 1930s Plot to Overthrow the President“ by ystrdysamerica.
Song: “Five to One“ by the Doors. “They got the guns But we got the numbers.“
Article: “‘Absolutely’ what happened: Kristi Noem pressed on ICE shooting comments“ by Kathryn Palmer.
Article: “An agent fires the taser at her. At a woman. Inside her own home. For asking for a warrant.“ by riversedge.
Article: “The ‘Mass Blackout’ threat targeting major retailers on Black Friday“ by Erin Keller.
Article: “Texas Hands Over Its Entire Voter Registration List to the Trump Administration“ by Natalia Contreras, Gabby Birenbaum.
Article: “US frackers were already facing a global oil supply glut. Trump’s Venezuelan dream could make it worse“ by Debbie Carlson.
Article: “Is Mad King Trump Losing His Sanity?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “United States invasion of Panama“ (Manuel Noriega deposed) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fact-checking Donald Trump: Has each boat strike off the coast of Venezuela saved 25,000 lives? “ by Maria Ramirez Uribe.
Article: “FACT FOCUS: Trump says he’s cut drug prices by up to 1,500%. That’s not possible“ by Melissa Goldin.
Hour Three: How the US Army used to talk about fascism
Article: “Letters from an American: January 9, 2026“ by Heather Cox Richardson.
Article: ““We’ll Have Our Home Again”: The Trump Administration is Going Full White Nationalist“ by Rachel “The Doc” Bitecofer.
Article: “‘Jews will not replace us’: Why white supremacists go after Jews“ by Yair Rosenberg.
Article: “Philadelphia Police Department Creates Distance After County Sheriff’s Bizarre Press Conference“ by Shore News Network.
Article: “Greenland under the crosshairs of Trump: why the American leader is building up the rhetoric around the island“ by Ksenia Evdokimova (in Russian)
Article: “Explained: How a 1951 treaty gives the US sweeping military rights in Greenland“ by FE News Desk.
Article: “UK, Germany consider Nato troops in Greenland amid US takeover concerns“ by Alberto Nardelli, Alex Wickham and Michael Nienaber.
Article: “German frigate begins NATO deployment as tensions soar over Greenland“ by DPA.
Article: “Collective defence - Article 5“ by NATO.
Videos: Why We Fight.
Article: “America Needs More Masculinity“ by Victor Joecks.
Article: “Dems Want Anti-Ice Protestors to Die So They Can Protect Their Fraudulent Patronage with Riots“ by Hayden Daniel.
Article: “It’s Never a Stretch to Believe That a Dem Wants to Kill a Cop“ by Stephen Kruiser.
Article: “The Left Seeks Martyrs to Fuel Anti-Trump Uprising“ by Chuck DeVore.
Article: “When Can We Uproot Domestic Terror Cells Attacking Law Enforcement?“ by Breccan F. Thies.
Republicans are finally pushing back against Donald Trump’s cuts to our science budgets and why this is a big deal...
Article: “Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science“ by William J. Broad.
Article: “Sec. Noem says DHS sending ‘hundreds more’ ICE agents to Minnesota“ by Howard Thompson.
Article: “After a brutal Episode, South Park uses Kristi Noem’s face gag as a new profile photo“ by Sayan.
Article: “Brenda Ueland“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Tapper presses Noem on ‘domestic terrorism’ labeling after ICE shooting.
Article: “ICE officer in shooting was Iraq vet, ex-Border Patrol“ by Nick Penzenstadler.
Video: American flag burned during Minneapolis protests after ICE shoots, kills woman.
Article: “Mexico Announces Updated Guidelines for Visa Issuance“ by Mexperience.
Article: “Taiwan 2027: China’s target date for potential takeover fast approaches“ by Dave Lawler, Colin Demarest.
Article: “The Camp of the Saints“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Turner Diaries“ by Wikipedia.