Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 04/06/26

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Monday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: Are Trump’s Purges and Calls for a Larger Military Budget the Setup for a Coup?
Article: “Are Trump’s Purges and Calls for a Larger Military Budget the Setup for a Coup?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Law: “Fourth Amendment“.
Law: “First Amendment“.
Article: “Trump’s dementia is a threat to the world-he must be removed from office!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “ICE officer claims he makes $200K/year with a high-school diploma. Here’s the salary ranges on actual ICE job postings“ by Mike Crisolago.
Article: “America’s Fourth Amendment Is on Life Support — What Do You Do When Your Government Becomes the Criminal?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Saturday Report 10/25/25 — Welcome to Trump’s Orwellian Ministry of Mayhem, where truth is optional, chaos is policy & resistance is the only sane response...“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “What if Trump’s Conspiracy was Way Bigger than We Know?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “ICE is now the largest federal law enforcement agency in the country. And it has the fewest checks on its power.“ by represent.us.
Article: “The Next Coup Attempt“ by Timothy Snyder.
Article: “ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants“ by Faiza Patel, Matthew Ruppert.
Article: ““He has gone insane” MTG gives it to Trump with both barrels“ by TheCriticalMind.
Video: What’s going on with Trump’s military purge? - Senator Elissa Slotkin.
Article: “Exclusive: FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime Center“ by Ken Klippenstein.
Article: “FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals“ by Ken Klippenstein.
Article: “Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”“ by Ken Klippenstein.
Article: “‘People Are Very Scared’: Trump Administration Purge of JAG Officers Raises Legal, Ethical Fears“ by Thomas Novelly and Konstantin Toropin.
Article: “How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency“ by Bill Chappell.
Article: “Finally, We Know About the Moscow Bombings“ by Amy Knight.
Article: “Trump Escalates Threat to Hit Iranian Power Plants After U.S. Rescues Downed Airman“ by NY Times.
Memorandum: “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence“ (National Security Presidential Memorandum-7) by Donald J. Trump.
Article: “Decompensation“ by Wikipedia.

Article: ““Not an Angel”: Trump Defends Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good Deaths“ by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling.
Article: “Donald Trump Admits COVID-19 Is Disproportionately Affecting Blacks, But Doesn’t Offer Specific Solutions“ by Paul Meara.
Article: “Why is the Guy Who Told Us to Drink Bleach a Step Away from Being President?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Over 70,000 People Detained in 225 Concentration Camps, With Plans to Double Them: Why Isn’t This a National Emergency?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Claus von Stauffenberg“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pete Hegseth forces out Army’s top officer and two other generals“ by Courtney Kube.

Trump’s SAVE America Act Kills the Right to Help Your Neighbor Vote and Did the DOJ Just Trade Away Your Most Private Data to Hunt Voters?
Article: “Trump’s SAVE America Act would end voter registration drives nationwide “ by Jonathan Shorman.
Bill: “H.R.7296 - SAVE America Act“ by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act).
Bill: “H.R.22 - SAVE Act“ by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act).
Article: “As DOJ prepares to share state voter data with DHS, a key privacy officer resigns“ by Jude Joffe-Block.
Article: “Operation Eagle Eye (United States)“ by Wikipedia.

Strange Alert: Alabama Prosecutes Grandma for Crime of Making Everyone Laugh at a Dictator
Article: “Grandma in “No Dick Tator” costume still being prosecuted because satire apparently terrifies Alabama“ by Jason Weisberger.

Article: “Trump drops F-bomb and says ‘Praise to Allah’ in wildest social media post yet“ by Barney Davis.
Article: “Pentagon To Host Good Friday Service Just For Protestants, Not Catholics“ by Jennifer Bendery.
Substack: “Retired Analyst Mike“.
Article: “Limited tanker flow returns to Hormuz“ by Mohammed Sergie.
Article: “Tanker ships must pay Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a toll in Chinese yuan or crypto before they can pass Strait of Hormuz: report“ by Ronny Reyes.
Article: “Toll castle“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pete Hegseth Names General Christopher LaNeve as New Acting US Army Chief of Staff“ by Harshita Singh.
Article: “Christopher LaNeve“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Dan Caine“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Brad Cooper (admiral)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gerasimov doctrine“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Warsaw Pact“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Luch (satellite)“ (Russian) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge, watchdog says“ by Nick Lichtenberg.
Article: “The USAID’s closure: Soft power at a crossroads“ by Jovan Kurbalija.
Article: “The making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him?“ by Rachel Savage.
Article: “Why Is Elon Musk Attacking USAID? How Partisan Politics Made Foreign Aid Agency Suddenly So Controversial“ by Alison Durkee.
Article: “Gaddafi and Saddam: Targeted for Threatening US Dollar Hegemony?“ by Dr Umar Islam.
Quote: “As a matter of fact, in interviews in 1999 with respected journalist, and long time Bush family friend, David Herskowitz, then Governor George Bush stated: ‘One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade... if I had that much capital, I’m not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed that I want to get passed and I’m going to have a successful presidency.” - My Testimony for the Downing Street Memo Hearings“ by Cindy Sheehan, June 16 2005.

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Hour Two: Trump’s meltdown on truth social...is he more dangerous than ever?
- Mary Trump, American psychologist (PhD in clinical psychology) / author of 3 books, including the international bestseller, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man (2020), She writes The Good In Us on Substack and is the founder of Mary Trump Media and the Mary Trump Media YouTube channel.
Article: “He Can Only Be Failed“ by Mary L Trump.
Article: “Trump’s dementia is a threat to the world-he must be removed from office!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Idi Amin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hypersomnia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Psychopathy Checklist“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Condition Report“ by D. Earl Stephens.

icc afraid of trump too. Site: International Criminal Court (ICC).
Article: “Netanyahu“ by International Criminal Court (ICC).
Article: “List of people indicted in the ICTY“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Netanyahu’s jet largely avoids European airspace in unusual route to New York“ by Sam Sweeney.

This Recession Could Redefine the Word
Article: “‘Collision of forces’ inching US near ‘recession’ of historic proportions: researcher“ by Alexander Willis.
Article: “America is heading for a recession — and it may be the worst yet “ by John Mac Ghlionn.
Article: “Trump says it’s ‘not possible’ for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and day care: ‘We’re fighting wars’“ by Eleanor Skelly, Alexandra Marquez, Tara Prindiville and Sarah Dean.

Article: “Trump, top officials share new details of rescue of US airmen from Iran“ by Kaia Hubbard.
Article: “Uranium heist: Iran’s big claim on daring US op to rescue downed airman“ by Prapti Upadhayay.
Article: “Operation Eagle Claw“(Carter’s Iran hostage rescue attempt) by Wikipedia.
Article: “NPR“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Judge blocks Trump’s executive order to end federal funding for PBS and NPR“ by Michael Kunzelman.
Article: “NJ’s $6.3 billion budget surplus at risk of hitting zero, analysts warn“ by Trenton Journal.
Article: “Oregon Surplus (“Kicker”)“ by State of Oregon.
Article: “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action“ (Iran nuclear deal) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran nuclear deal negotiations“ by Britannica.
Article: “2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire“ (Iran) by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: Pope to Hegseth: God disapproves
- Sabrina Haake, Federal trial attorney (20+ years & counting) specializing in First and 14th Amendment defense / She writes the “Haake Take“ columns on Substack and is a contributor to numerous law journals & publications including the Chicago Tribune. @haake_sabrina
Article: “Pope to Hegseth: God disapproves“ by Sabrina Haake.
Article: “Establishment Clause (Separation of Church and State)“ by Hana M. Ryman and J. Mark Alcorn.
Article: “Pete Hegseth is imbuing violence with a religious righteousness“ by Arwa Mahdawi.
Article: “Prayer in Schools: Supreme Court Ruling on Football Coach Upends Precedent“ by Mary Retta.
Article: “The Founders Confront Judge Moore“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Treaty of Tripoli“ (1796) by Wikipedia. “As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion“
Article: ““Corrupt and unpatriotic” news coverage“ by Sabrina Haake.
Article: “fairness doctrine“ by Matt Stefon.
Article: “How Brendan Carr, the attack-dog FCC chair, helped take down Jimmy Kimmel with words, not actions“ by Brian Stelter.
Article: “Americans United for Separation of Church and State“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Departments of Defense, Labor Sued for Organizing Christian Prayer Services“ by Nick Mordowanec.

Article: “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Everything Lindsey Graham Has Said About His Secretive Love Life“ by Shawn Van Horn.
Article: “Death of Jeffrey Epstein“ by Wikipedia.

America Inches Toward Chernobyl as US and Israel Keep Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Plant
Article: “Nuclear Plants ‘Must Never Be Attacked,’ Says Watchdog as Iran Reports US-Israeli Strike at Bushehr Facility “ by Julia Conley.
Article: “How many people have been killed in the US-Israel war on Iran since the conflict began?“ by Nayera Abdallah.

Article: “History of Iran“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization, Volume I by Will Durant .
Article: “Why Trump Reigns as King Cyrus“ by Katherine Stewart.
Article: “Cyrus the Great in the Bible“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Cyrus the Great“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pete Hegseth’s tattoos have raised eyebrows. Here’s what we know about their meaning“ by Jack Izzo.
Article: “The Next Coup Attempt“ by Timothy Snyder.
Article: “Indiana’s Fiscal Discipline Delivers $676M Surplus, Low Debt and AAA Credit, Comptroller Nieshalla Reports“ by Elise Nieshalla.
Article: “Mike Braun“ (Indiana Governor) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Taxation in Indiana“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “List of Minimum Wage Rates by State 2026 “ by Minimum Wage.org.
Article: “Analysis shows nearly $1 billion additional dollars needed to maintain local roads and bridges“ by Whitney Downard.
Article: “‘Harder to keep teachers’: Indiana fiscal policy panel weighs salary gaps, educator shortage“ by Casey Smith.
Article: “Indiana State Employees Face Second Year of Salary Freeze“ by PSHRA.
Article: “Indiana law lowers personal income tax rate for 2026, with further incremental cuts starting in 2030 if revenue goals are met“ by Ernst & Young.
Article: “Trump’s ultimatums on the Strait of Hormuz say about the near surrender of the United States (in Russian) by Lyubov Stepushova.
Article: “Hegseth’s top aide spilled jaw-dropping claim about drunken bender“ by Leigh Kimmins.
Article: “Trump Rambles About Biden and Autopens to Table of Children at White House Easter Egg Roll“ by Paloma Chavez.
Article: “Pete Hegseth Accused of Blocking Promotions of a Dozen Officers Due to Race, Gender: Report“ by David Gilmour.