Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 01/13/26
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Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Could This Be What an End of a Would-Be Dictatorship Looks Like?
Article: “Could This Be What the End of a Would-Be Dictatorship Looks Like?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Mar-a-Lago Spa Would Send Teen Workers on House Calls to Jeffrey Epstein’s Mansion: Report“ by Meredith Kile.
Article: “‘Because I was Latino, that’s it’: ICE rams car in south Minneapolis while profiling driver“ by Andrew Hazzard.
Article: “I HAVE SEEN ENOUGH!!!“ by Malcolm Nance: Special Intelligence.
Article: “Trump Isn’t Working“ by Unprecedented.
Article: “Are We in a Recession?“ by Anna Helhoski.
Article: “We Are Sliding Into Historic Territory“ by Mike Brock.
Article: “‘Did you not just learn?’ ICE agents threaten MN churchgoer with Renee Good lesson“ by David Edwards.
Tweet: “BREAKING: ICE/Border Patrol just blatantly violated the constitution and illegally stormed a family home in Minneapolis... Kicked the door in, guns drawn, tased multiple U.S. citizens, with children inside, WITHOUT a judicial warrant AND WITHOUT a no-knock warrant...“ by Jesus Freakin Congress.
Post: “Incredible @statuscoupnews.bsky.social interview with Skye, who says she’s a Marine Corps vet and appears to have just been released from Whipple. She says she was trapped by ICE, yanked out of her car and stomped on. [video]” by Gillian Brockell.
Article: “Jobs report recap: US added fewer jobs in December than expected, capping off a tough 2025 for job seekers“ by Madison Hoff, Juliana Kaplan, Jennifer Sor, Will Martin.
Article: “DOJ launches criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, he says“ by Elizabeth Schulze.
Article: “2026 Candidate Filing Deadlines “ by NCSL.
Article: “How much do ICE agents make? What to know about salary range, bonuses, overtime, benefits and more“ by Prakriti Deb.
Article: “United States Secret Service“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump acknowledges he told Secret Service on Jan. 6 that he would ‘like to go down’ to the Capitol“ by Zoë Richards.
Article: “Trump says he takes higher daily dose of aspirin than doctors recommend“ by Max Matza.
Article: “Trump Force One“ by Wikipedia.
Article: ““There is no truth in news and no news in truth” (Russian Izvestia and Pravda adage)“ by Barry Popik.
When Did State Propaganda Become the Official Voice of American Democracy?
Article: “‘Goebbels Could Not Have Improved On This’: DHS Spreads ‘Propaganda’ on ICE Killing as Violence Mounts“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “Renee Nicole Good’s killer has so far received $483,676 for shooting her ($10,000 from Bill Ackman)“ by TheCriticalMind.
Article: “Top DOJ Officials Resign After Being Cut Off From Renee Good Killing Probe“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “Illinois, Minnesota Sue Over Trump Immigration Agents Who ‘Have Acted as Occupiers’ “ by Jessica Corbett.
Article: “Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments“ by Mitch Smith.
Trump’s winery is hiring foreign workers because they can pay them less than Americans. Hypocrisy…
Article: “Trump Vineyard Seeks Foreign Workers At Lower Wages After Trump Administration Policy Shift“ by Zach Everson.
Speech: “President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address (1961)“. (”military-industrial complex”)
Article: “JFK wanted to splinter CIA ‘into a thousand pieces.’ Why didn’t he?“ by Peter Kornbluh.
Law: “2nd Amendment“. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed..
Videos: Way Too Early with Ali Vitali.
Article: “Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest“ by Gosia Wozniacka.
Article: “‘Draft-dodging coward!’: Vietnam war vet (and ex-governor) tears into Trump“ by Lauren Sforza.
Article: “Check out photos of anti-ICE protests around the country“ by Sebastian Murdock.
Article: “No to Authoritarianism: 7 Million Rally Across U.S. in Historic No Kings Day Protests“ by Democracy Now!
Article: “Clapping“ by Museum of the City of New York.
Law: “25th Amendment Section 4“ (presidential succession). “Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.“
Article: ““You don’t want this smoke” Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warning to fake law enforcement ICE“ by ThisLittleLightOfMine.
Article: “Fact-checking Sen. Mark Warner that Trump shortened ICE agent training to 47 days “ by Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe.
Substack: “Lev Remembers“ by Lev Parnas.
Article: “Judge says E Jean Carroll allegation Trump raped her is ‘substantially true’ in court dismissal“ by Martin Pengelly.
Article: “Katie Johnson/Jane Doe“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: Protests in Iran...possibility of regime change, etc.
- Jamal Abdi, President - National Iranian American Council @jabi @NIACouncil @NIACAction
Article: “2026 Iranian Protests“ by Britannica.
Article: “At least 2,000 dead in nationwide Iran protests, activists say“ by AP.
Article: “Iran latest: Trump tells Iranian protesters ‘help is on its way’ - as Russia brands US military threats ‘categorically unacceptable’“ by Sky News.
Article: “Alexei Navalny“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Son of Iran’s toppled shah seeks a role as protests expand“ by Reuters.
Article: “President of Iran“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Supreme Leader of Iran“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Vultures’ Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores by Greg Palast.
Article: “Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire“ by Judd Legum.
It’s confirmed: Trump committed war crimes, and Hegseth helped him
Article: “U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane“ by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt, John Ismay, Julian E. Barnes, Riley Mellen and Christiaan Triebert.
Article: “Perfidy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Supreme court appears sympathetic towards state bans for transgender athletes in school sports – as it happened“ by Lucy Campbell.
Article: “Charlottesville car attack“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Familicide: When Domestic Abusers Kill Their Families and Sometimes, Themselves“ by Lisa Aronson Fontes.
Site: Indivisible.
Article: “Report The Gofundme Page For Renee Good’s Killer. Urgent Action Required To Stop!“ by sharecare.
Hour Three: We must applaud Democrats who vocally called ICE’s killing of Renee Good “murder” These Dems effectively countered Trump’s lies
- Dean Obeidallah, Host of Dean Obeidallah show weekdays 6-9PM ET @SXMProgress Radio Ch127 / His substack is The Dean’s Report @DeanObeidallah @SXMProgress
Article: “We must applaud Democrats who vocally called ICE’s killing of Renee Good “murder”“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “If you ever wondered how Germans became Nazis, you’re seeing it firsthand with Renee Good’s murder“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election“ by Alan Feuer and Ashley Ahn.
Article: “JD Vance says Renee Nicole Good’s death was ‘tragedy of her own making’“ by Michelle L. Price.
Article: “Can Florida drivers run over protesters without consequence? No, that’s not what the law says“ by Louis Jacobson.
Law: “2nd Amendment“. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Article: “GoFundMe says Rittenhouse fundraising OK now that he is acquitted“ by Breck Dumas.
Article: “Trump’s campaign racks up $750,000 in unpaid bills for police protection at his rallies“ by Alex Woodward.
Article: “Ludwig II of Bavaria“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Deadly Minneapolis Encounter Is the 9th ICE Shooting Since September“ by Chris Hippensteel, Albert Sun and Jill Cowan.
Article: “‘People Are Very Scared’: Trump Administration Purge of JAG Officers Raises Legal, Ethical Fears“ by Thomas Novelly and Konstantin Toropin.
Article: “Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation“ by Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper.
TV: “JAG“.
Article: “Mark Milley“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jerome Powell“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Once Top Advisers to Trump, They Now Call Him ‘Liar,’ ‘Fascist’ and ‘Unfit’“ by Michael D. Shear and June Kim.
Article: “U.S. Customs And Border Protection Use Of Force Review: Cases And Policies“ by The Police Executive Research Forum.
Article: “CBP made a habit of standing in front of vehicles to justify shooting the driver“ by Frank Vyan Walton.