Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 12/01/25

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Monday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: If Hegseth gave an order to, “kill everybody,” he must be removed and prosecuted...
Article: “Breaking News: If Hegseth Gave an Order to “Kill Everybody,” He Must Be Removed and Prosecuted“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Which Countries Have Stopped Sharing Intelligence With U.S. Over Boat Strikes in Caribbean?“ by Callum Sutherland.
Article: “Washington Post’s revelation“ by Alex Horton, Ellen Nakashima.
Article: “‘People Are Very Scared’: Trump Administration Purge of JAG Officers Raises Legal, Ethical Fears“ by Thomas Novelly and Konstantin Toropin.
Article: “Statement of the “Former JAGs Working Group” on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes“.

Event: Sat Dec 6, 2025 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Town Hall Seattle: KBCS Presents Thom Hartmann w/ special guest Katie Wilson.

Law: “Constitution of the United States“, article 3 section 2. “... In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make....”

The Great Secession of the Morbidly Rich Marks a Breaking Point for Democracy’s Survival
Article: “The Great Secession of the Morbidly Rich Marks a Breaking Point for Democracy’s Survival“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “How Oligarchy Works: Who Wins, Who Loses?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Billionaire Hoarding Plague: How America’s Richest Became Its Biggest Threat“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: Profit Pathology and Other Indecencies by Michael Parenti.
Article: “The Ultrarich Are Spending a Fortune to Live in Extreme Privacy“ by Arian Campo-Flores.

Is This the Moment America Lets the Government Decide What’s True?
Article: “White House slammed for ‘ultimate propaganda’ with ‘fake news hall of shame’ website“ by Somaiyah Hafeez.

Article: “Final Polls, Predictions For Winner of Tennessee Special Election“ by Kate Plummer.
Article: “House, Senate exodus ahead of 2026 midterms outpaces recent election cycles“ by Marni Rose McFall.
Article: “Date MTG has chosen to quit is TWO DAYS after her generous congressional pension vests“ by Stephen M. Lepore, James Gordon.
Article: “Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation“ (School of the Americas) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jus ad bellum“ (right to war) by Wikipedia.
Article: “USS Maine (ACR-1)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gulf of Tonkin incident“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Unlawful Orders and Killing Shipwrecked Boat Strike Survivors: An Expert Backgrounder“ by Michael Schmitt, Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman.
Article: “What the “missing minute” in the Jeffrey Epstein jail video shows“ by Daniel Ruetenik.
Article: “Center for Biological Diversity Reports President Trump’s EPA Approves Its Second ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide in Two Weeks, Says Approval Ignores Health Risks to Children, Extreme Toxicity to Bees“ by Center for Biological Diversity.
Article: “Christine Blasey Ford“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russian annexation of Crimea“ (2014) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump commutes 7-year prison sentence of former private equity CEO David Gentile days after his sentence began“ by Rebecca Shabad.
Article: “Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking“ by Nadine Yousif.
Article: “Bernie Madoff“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Próspera“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump pardons crypto billionaire Changpeng Zhao“ by Declan Harty.
Law: “Hatch Act“ by U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Law: “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).
Law: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 1 section 9. “No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.“ (foreign emoluments clause).
Book: I Paid Hitler by Fritz Thyssen.

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Hour Two: The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings From History
- Laurence Rees, Historian / Documentary filmmaker, historian & author of several books including “Auschwitz: A New History“ / His latest book is The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings From History (Laurence is also the former head of BBC TV History Programmes).
Article: “Laurence Rees“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Karl Jaspers“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Robert Sapolsky“ by Wikipedia.
Site: ww2history.com - A multimedia resource on WW2 history brought to you by the award winning historian and filmmaker Laurence Rees..
Article: “Secrets of Nazi mind control“ by Laurence Rees (or here). “The only stable emotion is hate”.
Article: “Great man theory“ (Thomas Carlyle) by Wikipedia.
Quote: “I intend to set up a thousand-year Reich and anyone who supports me in this battle is a fellow-fighter for a unique spiritual—I would say divine—creation... Rudolf Hess, my assistant of many years standing, would tell you: If we have such a leader, God is with us.“ - Adolf Hitler.
Article: “Nazi concentration camps“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Joseph Goebbels“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Horst Wessel“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Nuremberg rallies“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rudolf Höss“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gas chamber“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Babi Yar“ (Kiev, massacre, 1941) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Operation Harvest Festival“ (Poland, massacres, 1943) by Wikipedia.

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Hour Three: Trump’s ugly Thanksgiving meltdown
Article: “Trump’s ugly Thanksgiving meltdown“ by Noah Berlatsky.
Article: “Trump Shares Post From Seal Team 6 Member Saying Afghans Would Kill You For Being a ‘Witch’ If You Had a Coffee Machine“ by Sean James.
Article: “MS NOW Reports Afghan Nationals ‘Extremely Worried’ Trump Will Kick Them Out of US After DC Shooting“ by Sean James.

Geeky Science - Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US...
Article: “Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US“ by Oliver Milman.

Social Security’s day of reckoning is nearly here...
Article: “Social Security’s day of reckoning is nearly here“ by Neil Irwin.

Movie: “Nuremberg (2025 film)“.
Article: “John N. Mitchell“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Church Committee“, 1975-6.
Quote: “Behind Every Great Fortune There Is a Crime“ - Honoré de Balzac.

The astonishing, bizarre details of the Trump/Witkoff effort to sell out Ukraine and exchange for Russian business opportunities...
Article: “This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 260. 11/30/25“ by Ron Filipkowski.
Article: “Rep. Garcia: Why Did Saudi Government Give Kushner $2 Billion?“ by Robert Garcia.

Article: “Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent“ by Christopher Armitage.
Substack: “The Existentialist Republic“ by Christopher Armitage.
Substack: “Letters from an American“ by Heather Cox Richardson.
Substack: “Notes From The Circus“ by Mike Brock.
Substack: “The Haake Take - Sabrina Haake“.
Article: “Democrats investigating flyers with wrong Tennessee special election date“ by Andrew Stanton.
Site: We Ain’t Buying It (Thanksgiving campaign).
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Site: Move to Amend.
Site: Public Citizen.
Site: Progressive Democrats of America.
Site: Transparent Election Initiative (to beat Citizens United in Montana).
Case: “Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad“, 1886.
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.“.
Article: “Environmental Protection Agency Overflights and Fourth Amendment Searches“ by Larry A. Hammon.
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.“.
Article: “Corporate Speech & the First Amendment: History, Data, and Implications“ by John C. Coates IV.
Law: “5th Amendment“ (double jeopardy, witness against self, due process, taking clause, due compensation).
Article: “The Fifth Amendment Privilege: What Corporations Need to Know“ by Binnall Law Group.
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...“.
Article: “Arbitration in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rosa Parks“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trent Lott“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pam Bondi: Who is Trump’s attorney general handling the Epstein files?“ by Al Jazeera.
Article: “Nigel Farage“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Reform UK“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Told you so! The Telegraph denounces Brexit as ‘unmitigated economic disaster’“ by Tom.