Sue's Daily Stack, Tuesday, 21 October, 2025

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Tuesday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: Will Trump’s Fear Factory be his Greatest Weapon or His Ultimate Undoing?
Article: “Will Trump’s Fear Factory be his Greatest Weapon or His Ultimate Undoing?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Why Americans Loved Mussolini“ by Katy Hull.
Article: “How Authentic is Putin’s Approval Rating?“ by Denis Volkov.
Article: “Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Rise to Power, 1918–1933“ by Holocaust Encyclopedia.
Article: “The GOP has Adopted Orbán as their Official Role Model - Here’s Why That’s Scary...“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup“ by Ione Wells, Vanessa Buschschlüter.
Article: “The ‘3.5% rule’: How a small minority can change the world“ by Erica Chenoweth.
Article: “Former South Korean president jailed again in probe of attempt to impose martial law“ by Reuters.
Article: “American Democracy Might Be Stronger Than Donald Trump“ by Jonathan Schlefer.
Article: “Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers her harshest warning yet“ by Eleanor Mueller.
Article: “Reagan’s Lesson for Obama: Invade Grenada“ by Jon Wiener.
Post: “State-level data makes it clear why the U.S. economy is on the edge of recession. Based on my assessment of various data, states making up nearly a third of U.S. GDP are either in or at high risk of recession, another third are just holding steady, and the remaining third are growing. States experiencing recessions are spread across the country, but the broader DC area stands out due to government job cuts. Southern states are generally the strongest, but their growth is slowing. California and New York, which together account for over a fifth of U.S. GDP, are holding their own, and their stability is crucial for the national economy to avoid a downturn.“ by Mark Zandi.
Letter: “To John Penn, 27 March 1776“ by John Adams.
Speech: “The Lights are Going Out (We Must Arm)“, October 1938 by Winston Churchill.
Quote: “Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.“ - Billy Graham.
Article: “No Kings Wins: How Some Police Departments Engaged in Pro-Democracy Messaging “ by Ruth Ben-Ghiat.

Article: “What we learned from Virginia Giuffre’s memoir“ by Noor Nanji.
Book: Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Giuffre.
Article: “Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for her late father’s House seat in Arizona“ by Owen Auston-Babcock.
Article: “Arizona’s 7th Congressional District“ (Grijalva) by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Town Hall Attendee Bursts Out Laughing After GOP Congressman Warns About ‘The Ottoman Empire’“ by Charlie Nash.
Article: “Two suspects in Texas detention center attack charged as ‘Antifa’“ by Le Monde with AFP.

Is Trump taking a wrecking ball to the White House symbolic of his destruction of America?
Article: “‘He will not leave’: Expert warns White House demolition exposed Trump’s real goal“ by Nicole Charky-Chami.
Article: “White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom“ by Jonathan Edwards, Dan Diamond.
Article: “‘Heritage demolished’: Trump blasted over shocking White House demolition for new ballroom“ by Robert Davis.
Article: “Treasury employees ordered not to share photos of White House demolition“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “My niece is an architect and this is her explanation to me about the destruction at the White House:“ by PittBlue.

Article: ““Go Back”: MAGA Floods Kash Patel’s Diwali Post With Racism“ by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling.

Oh oh....Are Social Security offices being affected by the shutdown?
Article: “Social Security Offices Impacted Today Amid Government Shutdown“ by Suzanne Blake.

Article: “Did President Trump Experience Diarrhea on a Golf Course?“ by Dan Evon.
Article: “Elections calendar“ by Ballotpedia.
? editorial, eu leaders stop waiting for us Article: “Johnson defends calling anti-Trump protests ‘hate America’ rallies“ by Nicholas Kerr.
Article: “Here are the White House East Wing offices Trump is demolishing, according to sources“ by Jennifer Jacobs.
Article: “East Wing“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “White House Rose Garden“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What we know about White House plans for an ‘Arc de Trump’“ by Nardine Saad and Kwasi Gyamfi Asied.
Article: “How Trump-Zelensky meeting turned acrimonious over demands for territorial concessions“ by Kevin Liptak.
Article: “Edmund Pettus Bridge“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Two: And speaking of fear...This pardoned Jan 6th treasonous rioter was just charged in a plot to murder Hakeem Jeffries. This administration needs a reckoning for what they’ve done to the rule of law and democracy...
Article: “‘I will kill him’: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter charged in plot to murder Hakeem Jeffries“ by Matthew Chapman.
Article: “Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week“ by Scott MacFarlane.

Why did Trump release Santos from prison? Is it because - “He lied like hell,” but like Trump said of his fellow Republican to Newsmax. “But he was 100% for Trump.”
Article: “Santos’ release from prison felt like Trump ‘stuck me in the gut with a knife’, alleged fraud victim says“ by Ramon Antonio Vargas.
Article: “Donald Trump tells disgraced Republican politician George Santos to ‘have a great life’ after ordering prison release“ by Sky News.
Article: “George Santos“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Veteran who says Santos stole from his dying dog denounces Trump clemency“ by Max Rego.

Article: “Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.“ by Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Bradley Hope, Tripp Mickle and Paul Mozur.
Article: “MTG fumes that Republicans are ‘doing nothing’ to tackle high food prices as shutdown rumbles on“ by Io Dodds.
Article: “AIPAC“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2026“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “2016 Turkish coup attempt“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Addresses General and Flag Officers at Quantico, Virginia “ by Pete Hegseth.
Article: “Pete Hegseth Just Did America a Big Favor“ by David Korten.
Book: When Corporations Rule the World by David C. Korten.
Article: “GOP senator has ‘deep concerns’ over Trump plan to import Argentine beef“ by Alexander Bolton.
Article: “Mike Johnson Was Ripped For Making This 1 Baffling Excuse For Trump — And Sadly, It Says A Lot“ by Kimberley Richards.
Video: Ontario launches $75 million ad campaign using the words of Ronald Reagan to argue against tariffs..
Site: Indivisible.
Event: Oct. 21, 8 – 9pm EDT: Mass Call: What’s Next After No Kings?.
Article: “Ezra Levin“ (Indivisible) by Wikipedia.
Youtube: “Rep. Jeffries“.
Book: The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump by Bandy Lee.
Article: “Bandy X. Lee“ by Wikipedia.
Google search: what would the outcome be for antisocial personality and malignant narcissistic disorder in a US president with zero pushback from congress or the supreme court? (look at the AI overview)

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Hour Three: What’s the future of the “No Kings” movement? Is getting in the streets enough or is there a need for more leadership of organization?
- Adam Green, Co-Founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) @BoldProgressives @boldprogressives.org @adamgreen321.bsky.social
Site: Senator Bernie Sanders.
Article: “Huey Long“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Occupy Wall Street“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tea Party movement“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Dan Osborn“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gavin Newsom“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Graham Platner“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Janet Mills“ by Wikipedia.

Article: “Pelosi on Trump: ‘With him, all roads lead to Putin’“ by Rishika Dugyala.
Article: “A former high-level FBI agent faces charges for aiding a sanctioned Russian oligarch“ (Charles McGonigal, Oleg Deripaska) by Jaclyn Diaz.

Article: “Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts“ (Paul Ingrassia) by Daniel Lippman.

ICE & Troop gains and loses in Portland and Chicago....Are Portland’s unicorns going to be confronted by the military? Oh...the danger.
Article: “ICE Agents Can Now Be Arrested in Chicago“ by Pablo Manríquez.
Article: “Appeals Court Allows Trump to Deploy Troops to Oregon“ by Sean James.
Article: “US appeals court could reconsider ruling in Trump’s favor on Portland troop deployment“ by Victoria Bekiempis, Robert Mackey.

Article: “Ku Klux Klan: A History of Racism“ by SPLC.
Article: “The Birth of a Nation“ by Wikipedia.
Movie: “The Birth of a Nation (1915)“.
Article: “100 years ago, the first White House film screening sparked nationwide protests“ by Dick Lehr.
Article: “Beef From Argentina? ‘A Betrayal of the American Rancher,’ Farmers Tell Trump“ by Mariah Squire Mariah Squire.
Article: “Tuberville announces Alabama governor run“ by Ali Bianco.
Article: “Massive Recall of Radioactive Shrimp Expands Again—What to Know“ by Michele Laufik.
Article: “Stop the Medicare “Advantage” Scam Before Medicare is Dead“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Jack Smith (lawyer)“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Minocqua Brewing Company (events).