Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 10/31/25

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Friday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: Will the 2028 Election Even Happen? Is There a Plot to Use the Insurrection Act to End Democracy?
Article: “Will the 2028 Election Even Happen? Is There a Plot to Use the Insurrection Act to End Democracy?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Newsom says US faces ‘5-alarm fire’ and warns ‘we won’t have a country’“ by Ivan Pereira.
Article: “Democrats excluded from briefing on US military strikes off South America, senator says“ by Patricia Zengerle.
Article: “History Exposes We Can Rescue America from Trumpism“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “What If Trump Is Weaker Than We Think—and America’s Finally Figuring It Out?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Vladimir Putin“ by The Hill.
Article: “Leaked Pentagon Memo: Domestic Quick Reaction Forces Ordered Ready By Jan 1“ by This Will Hold.
Article: “Trump directs nuclear weapons testing to resume for first time in over 30 years“ by Max Matza.
Article: “The Insurrection Act Explained“ by Joseph Nunn.
Site: “Drudge Report“.
Article: “Kent State Shooting - Causes, Facts & Aftermath“ by History Channel.
Article: “Pentagon readying thousands of ‘reaction forces’ as DOMESTIC missions widens
“ by Alex Horton, David Ovalle.
Article: “Ronald Reagan Is Giving ‘Em Heck“ by Steven V. Roberts.
Article: “Supreme Court requests further information in case concerning Trump’s deployment of National Guard“ by Amy Howe.
Case: “Trump v. State Of Illinois and City Of Chicago: Brief Of Professor Martin S. Lederman“.
Article: “Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases“ by Michael Scherer, Missy Ryan, and Ashley Parker.
Article: “Scoop: Trump Swaps Decorated Admiral With 33-Year-Old DOGEr“ by Joe Perticone.
Article: “Inside Washington’s $1 trillion ‘Nuclear Triad’ as Trump readies test“ by Somaiyah Hafeez.
Article: “DOD can’t say who it killed in military strikes against drug smugglers“ by Leo Shane III.
Video: “Daisy Ad (LBJ 1964 Presidential campaign commercial)“.
Video: “In Memory Of James Earl Jones | Dr. Strangelove (James Earl Jones, Slim Pickens)“.
Article: “US Man, 67, Suffers Broken Ribs During Border Patrol Operation At Chicago Halloween Parade“ by Ritu Singh.
Article: “Kent State shootings“, May 4, 1970 by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘Keeps me up at night’: Veterans fear Trump is gunning for another ‘Kent State’ massacre“ by Adam Lynch.
Article: “Alien and Sedition Acts of the United States“. “old, querulous, Bald, blind, crippled, Toothless Adams.”
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: “Pennsylvania Indivisible Urges Senator Fetterman to ‘Open His Eyes’ to the Trump Administration’s Fascism“ by Melinda Rizzo.
Article: “University of Pennsylvania rejects Trump’s higher education compact“ by Natalie Schwartz.
Article: “University of Pittsburgh professors push back against Trump ‘compact’ for higher education“ by Bill O’Driscoll.
Article: “ACLU of Pennsylvania sues Pitt over SJP suspension“ by Spencer Levering.

Trump finally tells the truth? They could have ended the shutdown anytime they wanted. Now that people are blaming the GOP - he may want to.
Article: “Trump actually says the truth on Truth?! Is it time to abolish the filibuster?“ by RockyMtnHigh.
Article: “Trump funded SNAP benefits in a previous shutdown — but not now“ by Laura Barrón-López.

Is America poised to strike military targets in Venezuela
Article: “U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime“ by Antonio María Delgado.
Article: “Democratic Senator Rails Against ‘Bulls***’ Republicans-Only Briefing on Trump’s Boat Bombings“ by Michael Luciano.
Article: “I Ordered U.S. Military Forces to Panama, 1989“ by George Bush.
Article: “Democratic Senator Rails Against ‘Bulls***’ Republicans-Only Briefing on Trump’s Boat Bombings“ by Michael Luciano.
Article: “US Could Fire Tomahawks Into Venezuela: Former Ambassador“ by Ellie Cook.
Article: “Representatives and Senators in Congress“ by GovTrack. “Although Republicans hold the most seats, they represent just 46.4% of the country’s population”.
Article: “Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play“ by Thom Hartmann.

Article: “‘Shameful!’: Kristi Noem rejects Gov. Pritzker’s Halloween ICE pause plea“ by ET Online.
Article: “Could ICE have ‘lost’ 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago?“ by Chuck Goudie, Lisa Capitanini, Katy Smyser and Nathan.
Article: “‘Surround the White House’: Far-left group Refuse Fascism plans siege of DC gov buildings“ by Ari Hoffman.
Event: Nov 5. D.C: Refuse Fascism!
Article: ““What’s the point?”: Johnson won’t bring House back during shutdown“ by Kate Santaliz.
Article: “McConnell’s unconstitutional blockade of Garland poisoned subsequent proceedings“ by Lawrence Friedman.
Article: “Daylight saving time is ending Sunday. Here’s what to know as clocks ‘fall back.’“ by Rebecca Cohen.
Article: “Jamaica’s $5 Billion Future: The Smart City That’s Set to Overtake Brazil? Yah Man $$$“ by Lets Read.

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Hour Two: It’s looking like US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white people...
Article: “US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans“ by Maya Yang.
Article: “JD Vance: ‘Totally Acceptable’ To Want Neighbours Who ‘Speak The Same Language’“ by Sara Boboltz.
Video: George Wallace “Segregation Forever” Speech.

MAGA prosecutor won’t tell us about scrubbing sentencing memo for rioter who threatened Obama. Why?
Article: “MAGA prosecutor won’t explain scrubbed sentencing memo for rioter who threatened Obama“ by Matthew Chapman.
Article: “The Fox News Text Messages Prove the Hosts All Know They’re Craven Liars“ by Matt Ford.
Article: “‘Who controls the present controls the past’: What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the public“ by Laura Beers.
Article: “1876 United States presidential election“ (Tilden, Hayes) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Lost Cause of the Confederacy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Names of the American Civil War“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What was Trump convicted of? Details on the 34 counts and his guilty verdict“ by Stefan Becket.

Article: “Are We Headed for Apocalypse? This Book Says It’s a 1-in-3 Chance.“ by Ed Simon.
Book: Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse by Luke Kemp.
Article: “lickspittle“ by Merriam-Webster.

Puppy killer Kristi Noem refuses to pause operations in Chicago so children can trick or treat. What have we become?
Article: “ICE Asked to Pause Operations for Halloween So Children Can Trick or Treat“ by Billal Rahman.
Article: “Kristi Noem refuses state’s request not to use tear gas near children on Halloween“ by Carl Gibson.
Article: “ICE sent into frenzy to return longtime Trump golf employee mistakenly deported to Mexico“ by Matthew Chapman.

Article: “Ukraine could get 150 advanced Swedish fighter jets under just-signed deal“ by Brad Lendon.
Article: “Ukraine Negotiates Rafale Fighter Jet Deal with France to Expand Multi-Platform Air Fleet.“ by Teoman S. Nicanci.
Article: “Gripen jets are coming to Ukraine — here’s how they can be used against Russia“ by Kateryna Hodunova.
Article: “Putin could cause ‘radioactive tsunamis’ with horror new underwater nuke“ by Elizabeta Ranxburgaj and Will Stewart.
TV: “The Diplomat“.
Movie: “A House of Dynamite“.
Article: “Trump’s Odd Nuclear Threat and America’s House of Dynamite“ by Garrett Graff.
Article: “Replacing the Vice President“ by Justin Bank. “25th Amendment: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.”
Article: “Erika Kirk“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Turning Point USA“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Sullivan & Cromwell“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Church Committee“, 1975-6.
Article: “Public policy and health in the Trump era“ by Prof Steffie Woolhandler et al.
Article: “Eugene V. Debs“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Three: Let’s take a look at Trump’s “successful” meeting with Xi...
Article: “Today in Politics, Bulletin 239. 10/30/25“ (Trump Xi meeting) by Ron Filipkowski.

Article: “‘Morning Joe’ Cuts Off Dem About Jaw-Dropping Trump-Epstein Claim“ by Adam Downer.
Article: “What Will Quantum Computing Mean for Passwords & Encryption?“ by Compass IT Compliance.
Article: “MTG Blows Up GOP Shutdown Message With Health-Care Rant“ by Ed Kilgore.
Article: “‘Donald Trump will win a third term’, Steve Bannon says as he hails ‘divine providence’ of former boss“ by Jacob Paul.
Article: “Graham Platner“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Economic Bill of Rights“ by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Article: “Cori Bush“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “DOJ indicts Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh over ICE protests“ by Ryan J. Reilly.
Article: “‘This is the Caribbean, peace and love’: Trinidadians on US boat strikes“ by AFP.
Article: “Charlie Kirk: Turning Point USA Flooded With Requests to Start New Chapters“ by Khaleda Rahman.
Article: “No, Trump couldn’t delay, cancel elections if GOP ‘big beautiful bill’ becomes law “ by Amy Sherman.
Article: “‘Hidden’ Provision in Trump’s Big Bill Could Disarm US Supreme Court“ by Khaleda Rahman.
Article: “Fact check: Does the big beautiful bill allow trump to fire federal employees who didn’t vote for him“ by factually.
Article: “Fact check: Does the big beautiful bill allow trump to legally track protesters who oppose him and arrest them“ by factually.
Site: Vote.org.
Article: “Magnet fishing“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Donald Trump aboard USS George Washington claims water can disable magnet“ by Kushal Deb.
Article: “Federal Reserve trims US interest rates by quarter point but casts doubt on December cut“ by Claire Jone, Myles McCormick, George Steer and Kate Duguid. (Formerly titled “Fed signals it will halt QT as it cuts rates by a quarter point”).
Article: “Quantitative Tightening (QT)“ by Investopedia.
Article: “Fed Chief Sets Monetary Policy By Seat-of-the-Pants Approach“ by David Wessel.
Article: “Jobs created during U.S. presidential terms“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Amazon shares soar as cloud growth beats expectations“ by Greg Bensinger and Deborah Mary Sophia.
Article: “Fracking“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Demagogue“ by Wikipedia.