Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 01/06/26
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Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Is Mad King Trump Losing His Sanity?
Article: “Is Mad King Trump Losing His Sanity?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “BREAKING: Trump’s Health — Worse Than He’s Letting On“ by Lev Parnas.
Article: “Trump Snubs Top Venezuelan Opposition Leader for the Pettiest Reason“ by Malcolm Ferguson.
Article: “‘Consider the pain’: Children of slain Dem call on Trump to take down ‘false’ video“ by Robert Davis.
Video: Maddow calls out the real reason Trump invaded Venezuela .
Article: “Rand Paul breaks with Trump on Venezuela, calls action ‘war’ as Senate prepares constitutional showdown“ by Michael Dorgan.
Article: “Marjorie Taylor Greene marks her last day in Congress after resignation“ by Dan Raby.
Article: “Harry Dunn hasn’t given up on holding Trump accountable“ by Brandi Buchman.
Article: “Doug LaMalfa, Who Championed Rural California in Congress, Dies at 65“ by Victor Mather and Kellen Browning.
Article: “Rep Jim Baird, 80, and his wife rushed to hospital after ‘pretty bad’ car crash, Trump says“ by Isabella Volmert.
Article: “Is Congress facing another shutdown threat? Here’s what to know — and how it could affect CT“ by Lisa Hagen.
Jan 6th: How Trump destroyed the “myth” of America
Article: “Trump is climax of ‘sickness’ that’s killing ‘myth’ of America: NY Times columnist“ by Adam Nichols.
Article: “There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy“ by Jamelle Bouie.
Taxpayer are going to pay for the big oil to build out their infrastructure in Venezuela...
Article: “Trump says the U.S. government may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela’s infrastructure“ by Kristen Welker and Steve Kopack.
TV: “Landman“.
Article: “What’s next for Venezuela oil after US ousts Maduro?“ by Arthur Sullivan.
Article: “Situation Room (photograph)“ (Obama) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump tried to recreate Obama’s iconic ‘war’ moment during Venezuela raid—then this detail ruined it“ by Sohini Sengupta.
Quote: “We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time“ - Stephen Miller.
Article: “Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract“ (for rare-earth magnets) by Dominic-Madori Davis.
Article: “The Haliburton affair: conflict of interest at its worst“.
Article: “The Trump PEACE Presidency“ by Randi Rhodes.
Article: “Venezuela’s Machado gushes over Trump while calling for new elections“ by Victoria Bisset, Amy B Wang, John Hudson, Warren Strobel.
Article: “Manifest destiny“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Buddhist monks persist in peace walk despite injuries as thousands follow them on social media“ by AP.
Article: “Under Biden, America got 150 countries to agree a 15% global corporate tax. Under Trump, America gets an exemption“ by Fatima Hussein.
Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Hour Two: In an unhinged rant - Stephen Miller says America can take over any country for it’s resources - Which county is next for Trump?
Article: “Five countries Donald Trump could turn to next after Venezuela takeover“ by Chris Hughes.
Article: “In ‘Unhinged’ Rant, Miller Says US Has Right to Take Over Any Country For Its Resources“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “‘Greenland belongs to its people’: European leaders unite over Trump’s threats to annex territory“ by Sam Meredith.
Article: “Why I warned about Greenland“ by Miles Taylor.
Article: “Colombia president rages ‘come get me, I’m waiting’ in huge taunt to Trump“ by Falyn Stempler.
Article: “‘Mexico should indeed be concerned’: Trump’s threats rattle Mexican officials, businesses“ by Megan Messerly.
Article: “Might makes right“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fort Sumter“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump does not want to occupy Venezuela, US tells UN meeting“. “You cannot continue to have the largest energy reserves in the world under the control of adversaries of the US, under the control of illegitimate leaders“ - Mike Waltz.
Article: “‘Come Get Me, I’ll Wait Here’: Maduro’s Fiery Dare To Trump That Didn’t End Well“ by Manisha Roy.
Article: ““Come get me”: Colombian president dares Trump the same way Maduro did“ by Anushree Jonko.
Article: “NATO is done if Trump invades Greenland, Danish PM warns“ by Seb Starcevic.
Article: “The 3 Richest Americans Hold More Wealth Than Bottom 50% Of The Country, Study Finds“ by Noah Kirsch.
Article: “Alvin Holsey, Admiral Who Oversaw Boat Strikes Off Venezuela’s Coast, Retires“ by Eric Schmitt.
Article: “Veterans Denounce U.S. Military Actions in Venezuela“ by The Unite for Veterans Coalition (U4V).
Article: “The Dark Enlightenment“ by Nick Land.
Tim Walz just went down - Who’s next?
Article: “Trump sets sights on Gavin Newsom as he launches California fraud investigation“ by Alexander Willis.
Article: “Keith Murdoch“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rupert Murdoch“ by Wikipedia.
Post: “Trump just posted this video about Dominion voting machine fraud. You think the timing is coincidence?... [video]” by Ron Armstrong.
Article: “Reported suicide rates among young people“ by Our World In Data.
Article: “10,000 Berlin Civilians Drowned Where Elite Guard Flooded Subway; Bodies of Those Who Clarmored for End of War Still Seen--Horthy Armistice Signaled Murder of Hungary’s Jews Skorzeny Directed Terror Herded in Brickyards“ by AP.
Book: In Hitler’s Bunker: A Boy Soldier’s Eyewitness Account of the Fuhrer’s Last Days by Armin D. Lehmann with Tim Carroll.
Movie: “Downfall (2004 film)“.
Article: “Watergate scandal“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “French Revolution“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Reign of Terror“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Committee of Public Safety“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Sidney Powell pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors over efforts to overturn Trump loss in Georgia“ by AP.
Article: “Unsealed indictment reveals charges against Nicolás Maduro and his wife“ by AP.
Article: “United States invasion of Panama“ (Manuel Noriega deposed) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Oil and petroleum products explained: Where our oil comes from“ by EIA.
Article: “Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire“ by Judd Legum.
Hour Three: Billionaire Trump is destroying Social Security on behalf of his billionaire peers and the 13 billionaires in his Cabinet. No Surprise here...right?
Article: “Trump Is Out to Destroy the ‘Meaning of Social Security’—in More Ways Than One“ by Nancy J. Altman.
Article: “DOGE has a dodgy plot to gut Social Security and please billionaires“ by EJ Montini.
Site: Social Security Works
Article: “Medicare Advantage“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Epstein Records Unlikely to Be Fully Released While Trump Is President“ by Frank Yemi.
Article: “Manufacturing in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Here’s how the economy fared under Trump in 2025“ by Matthew Boesler and Ben Holland.
Geeky Science: Want to know what a longevity expert eats in a day?
Article: “What a longevity expert eats in a day“ by Anahad O’Connor.
Article: “White House publishes website that rewrites history of Jan. 6 attack“ by Amy B Wang.
Article: “New Jersey sets April 2026 special election as Sherrill resigns House seat ahead of inauguration“ by AP.
Article: “Read Jack Smith’s full deposition on the decision to indict Trump“ by Joshua Barajas.
Article: “Price and Purity of Illicit Drugs: Historical Trends“ by Office of National Drug Control Policy .
Article: “Democratic lawmakers urge troops to disobey illegal orders “ by Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen.
Article: “Powell Memo“.
Article: “Cato Institute“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Heritage Foundation.
Site: Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI).
Article: “Kennedy family“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Paperclip Was Used As a Symbol of Resistance During World War II“ by Emily Upton.
Article: “fraud“ by LII.
Article: “Mar-a-Lago spa would send teen workers on house calls to Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion: report“ by Meredith Kile.