Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 07/28/26
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Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: If This Is Communism, Then Teddy Roosevelt Was a Communist
Article: “If This Is Communism, Then Teddy Roosevelt Was a Communist“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “President Trump is Still Lying About Ending Taxes on Social Security“ by Matthew Gardner.
Article: “Income tax rates were 90 percent under Eisenhower, Sanders says“ by Joshua Gillin.
Book: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class-and How to Rescue Our Future“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “One Man vs. 165 Million Americans: The Terrifying Wealth Inequality Exposed by Elon Musk’s Net Worth“ by Kenneth Axl.
Article: “The Libertarian Argument for Open Borders“ by Grant Babcock.
Article: “Republicans warm to Netanyahu plan to end US military aid to Israel“ by David Sivak.
Article: “The Square Deal“ by Theodore Roosevelt Center.
Tweet: “Border state senator praises Trump.“ by Byron York.
Article: “Today more Americans support than oppose abolishing ICE“ by Alexander Rossell Hayes.
Article: “Gov. Whitmer’s father, Richard Whitmer, dies at 85“ by Craig Huber.
Book: Medicare For All: A Citizens Guide by Abdul El-Sayed, Micah Johnson.
Article: “El-Sayed links Whitmer endorsement of Stevens to ‘corporate money’“ by Carol Thompson, Melissa Nann Burke.
Article: “DSA co-chair embraces abolishing Senate, ICE, borders as Democratic infighting escalates“ by Taylor Penley.
Article: “Whitmer’s War Against Medicare For All“ by David Sirota.
Video: Jeffries won’t commit to holding votes on progressive issues as speaker.
Article: “Donald Trump Considers Deporting U.S. Citizens Amid Controversy“ by Sai Sankar.
Article: “N7478D“ (Trump’s 747 from Qatar) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 2 section 1. “The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.“ (domestic emoluments clause).
Site: Rachel Maddow Show.
Article: “Minnesota wildfires: Progress continues in containing flames, protecting local properties.“ by Kilat Fitzgerald.
Article: “Measles cases reach their highest level in decades, new data shows“ by Kristen Dalli.
Article: “These departments investigating Elon Musk have been cut by DOGE and the Trump administration“ by Laurence Darmiento.
Article: “‘Certified,’ not elected - Trump spy nominee Clayton won’t say Biden won in 2020“ by Patricia Zengerle, Jonathan Landay, Luc Cohen.
Article: “DNC ‘drowning’ in nearly $16M of debt — and pointing fingers as failed 2024 Biden-Harris campaign haunts Dems“ by Josh Christenson.
Article: “RNC Hits Record $128 Million War Chest“ by Charlie McCarthy.
Article: “Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds. How he chooses to spend it could rock the midterms“ by Will Weissert, Brian Slodysko.
Article: “People keep giving Trump money, who’s now raised over $780M since returning to office. Who are the wealthy donors?“ by Rinna Diamantakos.
Article: “Stevens and El-Sayed trade personal attacks and other takeaways from the Michigan Senate primary debate “ by Eric Bradner.
Article: “Haley Stevens“ by Open Secrets.
What Did The Fourteenth Amendment Promise America?
Article: “158 years ago: The 14th Amendment defined US citizenship“ by Walter Einenkel.
Law: “14th Amendment“.
Article: “Dred Scott Case“ by History.com.
Why Is Trump Rushing The Supreme Court Before The Midterms?
Article: “DoJ urges supreme court to allow Trump order targeting mail-in voting“ by AP.
Article: “Neil Gorsuch: US was not founded as Christian nation“ by Solange Reyner.
Article: “Operation Eagle Eye (United States)“ (voter suppression, William Rehnquist) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Is Corruption Shaping America?“ by Michael Manahan.
Article: “Tax Rates vs. Tax Revenues “ by Antony Davies.
Quote: “Figures Don’t Lie, But Liars Do Figure“ - anon.
Article: “I Asked ChatGPT How Billionaires Pay Hardly Any Taxes — Here’s What It Revealed“ by Laura Beck.
Article: “How much of Musk’s wealth comes from government help? Virtually all of it“ by Chris Isidore.
Article: “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) shuts down USAID and State Dept. seeks to absorb parts of the agency and eliminate the rest“ by EPI.
Article: “Is DOGE Constitutional?“ by Eleanor Stratton.
Article: “Elon Musk“ by Wikipedia.
Armed guards descend on USPS as Trump’s war on mail-in voting ratchets up
Article: “Armed guards descend on USPS as Trump’s war on mail-in voting ratchets up“ by Alexandria Jacobson.
Article: “Derecho“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Oregon on track for record fire year after wildfire total hits grim milestone“ by Tatum Todd .
Article: “Corsi–Rosenthal Box“ by Wikipedia.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “The Landlord’s Game“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Voting In Sanity: Creating the Democracy We Deserve by George Sanders.
Article: “Considerations On Representative Government“ by John Stuart Mill.
Article: “Ranked Choice Voting / Instant Runoff“ (RCV) by FairVote.
Article: “Approval voting“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “St. Louis Voters Use New Approval Voting System in March Primary Election“ by Caitlyn Alley Peña.
Article: “Lawmakers scrapped Fargo’s novel voting system. Tuesday’s mayoral election goes back to basics“ by Harshawn Ratanpal.
Site: Center for Election Science.
Article: “Score voting“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “DSA co-chair embraces abolishing Senate, ICE, borders as Democratic infighting escalates“ by Taylor Penley.
Hour Two: Trump Turns Bigotry Into Official Government Policy
Article: “‘Bigotry’ as Government Policy: Trump Orders ICE to Ramp Up Arrests of Haitians“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “New Trump Asylum Rule Would Send Hundreds of Thousands of Applicants Straight to Deportation Proceedings“ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “The racism at the heart of the Reagan presidency“ by Ian Haney-Lopez.
Video: “Ronald Reagan States’ Rights Speech in Philadelphia, MS“, August 3, 1980.
Article: “Mississippi civil rights workers’ murders“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “UN Urges Action as Haiti Records Thousands of Killings, Kidnappings, and Abuses“ by teleSUR.
Article: “Erik Prince’s Vectus Global Deploys Armed Drones and Mercenaries in Haiti Amid Secrecy and Controversy“ by teleSUR.
Article: “MS St. Louis“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “5th Amendment“. “nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law“.
Law: “6th Amendment“. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed...“
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.“.
Who’s Really Behind The Mask On An Oregon Highway?
Article: “Men pretending to be ICE officers ‘forcibly removed’ victim from car, Oregon State Police say“ by Michaela Bourgeois, Anthony Kustura.
Article: “SAVAK“ (former Iranian secret police) by Wikipedia.
Article: “OSP Investigating Report Of Individuals Impersonating Law Enforcement (Photo) - 07/25/26“ by Oregon State Police.
Article: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 1 Section 5. “Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members”.
Why Your Salad is Making America Sick?
Article: “Michigan reports 9,253 cyclosporiasis cases as infection outbreak expands“ bySiddhi Mahatole.
Article: “Cyclosporiasis outbreak surges across 41 states“ by FOX News Videos.
Video: Enduring the Trauma of Genocide (w/ Gabor Maté) | The Chris Hedges Report.
Article: “Phan Thi Kim Phuc“ (Napalm girl) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rudolf Hess“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Judge Demands to See What Trump’s DOJ Is Hiding in Epstein Files“ by Brett Meiselas.
Article: “Trump Recycles Racist Vietnam Joke at White House Correspondents Dinner“ by J.D. Wolf.
Substack: “LookingNWords“ by Rohn Kenyatta.
Article: “Trump meets with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu amid wars in Iran, Ukraine“ by Kathryn Watson.
Article: “Polls Show 67-Point Shift In American Views On Israel Over Eight Years“ by Leslie Bolden.
Article: “4 Ways Climate Change is Making Other Problems Worse“ by Nature COnservancy.
Article: “Arab Spring“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Desertification of the American Southwest“ by Roman Lynch.
Article: “Albedo“ by NASA.
Article: “Trump Calls Climate Change a Hoax. Americans Aren’t Buying It.“ by Dharna Noor.
Hour Three: Can Trump steal the Midterms?
- Rachel Bitecofer, PhD, Writes at The Cycle - on Substack / Author, “Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at their Own Game“ @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social @RachelBitecofer
Article: “Donald Trump Wants to Steal the 2026 Midterms. Can He?“ by Rachel “The Doc” Bitecofer.
Article: “This Is What’s Keeping Me Up at Night“ by David French.
Article: “Can a Former President Ignore a Subpoena? Epstein Case Puts Clinton in Spotlight“ by George Daniel.
Site: Democracy Docket (Mark Elias).
Article: “Donald Trump jokes he’ll run for president again at White House correspondents’ dinner“ by Sky News.
How Do You Hide Discrimination? You Stop Counting It.
Article: “The US agency that fights workplace discrimination just voted to stop measuring it“ by Jamil Smith.
Article: “U.S. Deaths from Heat Are Dangerously Undercounted“ by Scientific American.
Article: “The Politics of Cause of Death: Coroner Elections and Death Statistics“ by Rebecca Thornton.
Article: “Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show“ by Kate Abnett.
Article: “Scorching heat blamed for 29 deaths across New Jersey“ by AP.
Article: “John Roberts“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America“ by Ed Pilkington.
Article: “Shelby County v. Holder“ (Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional.) by Wikipedia.
Article: “A 12-Year-Old Went to Buy a Ball. He Was Killed by a Stray Bullet.“ by Chelsia Rose Marcius and Miles G. Cohen.
Article: “Bruce Blakeman: Gov. Hochul to blame for NY’s affordability issues“ by Rob Taub.
Article: “Ken Martin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump weighs permanent fence around Lafayette Square“ by Nicole Weatherholtz.
Article: “Trump’s National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029“ by Kat Lonsdorf.
Article: “Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff .
Book: This is the Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy by Ben Wikler.
Article: “Wolf Blitzer throws shade at Trump over his public meltdown“ by Erkki Forster.