Donald Trump's pathetic betrayal of our Kurdish allies in northern Syria highlights the importance of Congress taking seriously it's constitutional obligation to define and authorize war. Not only has Trump moved US forces out of the region and turned it over to Russia and Syria, but he has also moved US forces into Saudi Arabia to help them with a potential war against Iran and to support their ongoing genocidal bombing campaign of Yemen. The Constitution gives to Congress the sole power to authorize war. Congress has not use this authority since World War II, a complete and cowardly surrender of their own power for nearly four generations. It's time for Congress to seriously debate what's going on in the Middle East and explicitly authorize or de-authorize our participation in warfare in the region.

-Thom

Monday's Daily Stack

Article: "Kurds strike deal with Russia and Syria to stem Turkish assault" by Lauren Fedor.

Article: "Syrian Democratic Forces" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Turkey bought Russian S-400 missiles designed to down NATO planes. For the US, that's a problem" by Tim Lister.

Article: "Nuclear sharing" by Wikipedia.

Article: "US Nuclear Weapons Deployment in Turkey" by Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Raphael Ofek.

Article: "Atatiana Jefferson: Black woman shot dead by white police officer in her home while she was babysitting her nephew" by Colin Drury.

Article: "Community holds vigil for Fort Worth woman fatally shot by police in home as family seeks answers" by CBS/AP.

Article: "BREAKING: Pelosi Preps Joint Resolution With Graham to 'Overturn' Trump's Syria Decision 'Immediately'" by Aidan McLaughlin.

Book: "The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late" by Thom Hartmann

Article: "Anaconda plan" by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Article: "Winfield Scott" by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Article: "McConnell's Legislative Graveyard" by Nancy LeTourneau.

Tweet: "The story of America's mistreatment of indigenous peoples is long and painful. And yet, Native communities have proven resilient. We owe them our respect—and we must honor our government's commitments and promises to them. #IndigenousPeoplesDay" by Elizabeth Warren.

Article: "Columbus Day Celebration? Think Again..." by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "In a month, Trump has destroyed 'America First'" by Jackson Diehl.

Video: USA: Anti-Trump protesters call for impeachment in LA.

Article: "The Viking Explorer Who Beat Columbus to America" by Christopher Klein.

Article: "Just Where Was Columbus?" by Borgna Brunner.

Article: "Anders Behring Breivik" by Wikipedia.

Article: "US soldier on front lines in Syria tells Fox reporter, 'I am ashamed for the first time in my career'" by Jamie McIntyre.

Article: "Trump's Turkey honeymoon sours in days" by Zia Weise.

Article: "Muslim-majority countries where Donald Trump does business not included in travel ban" by Samuel Osborne.

Article: "Abandoned by U.S. in Syria, Kurds Find New Ally in American Foe" by Ben Hubbard, Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Patrick Kingsley.

Book: "Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism" by Jack D. Forbes.

Law: "Patriot Act", 2001.

Hour Two: The Cult of Trump...
- Steven Hassan, an expert on Undue Influence, brainwashing and unethical hypnosis / Author of the best-selling book, Combating Cult Mind Control & the new book, The Cult of Trump

Article: "More than 20,000 at Trump's Controversial Minneapolis Rally [CROWD PHOTOS]" by Stephanie Dube Dwilson.

Article: "How to Beat Trump, According to Experts on Middle-School Bullies" by Lizzie Widdicombe.

Article: "Fourth-generation warfare" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Leading Civil Rights Lawyer Shows 20 Ways Trump Is Copying Hitler's Early Rhetoric and Policies" by Steven Rosenfeld.

Article: "The manipulation of the American mind: Edward Bernays and the birth of public relations" by Richard Gunderman.

Book: "Conservatives Without Conscience" by John W. Dean.

Book: The Authoritarians by Robert Altemeyer (free online).

Book: The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot, Russell Kirk.

Article: "Louisiana Purchase" by Wikipedia.

Documentary: The Brainwashing Of My Dad by Jen Senko.

Article: "The Loudest Voice" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Walking Your Blues Away Is a Simple, Effective Therapy" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "US Nuclear Weapons Deployment in Turkey" by Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Raphael Ofek.

Article: "Unification Church of the United States" (Moonies) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Hatfield-McCoy feud" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Prem Rawat" (Maharajji) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Hasidic Judaism" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Dan Lipinski" (IL-3) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Bain Capital Wins Again: $20-Billion Leveraged-Buyout Queen Topples, Biggest in Years, Another Private Equity Casualty" by Wolf Richter.

Site: Tom Dwyer Automotive Services.

Site: God and Country Radio.

Article: "Kangaroo court" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Investigation into the 2012 Benghazi attack" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Hillary Clinton email controversy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "All of Robert Mueller's indictments and plea deals in the Russia investigation" by Andrew Prokop.

Article: "Everything You Need to Know About the October Democratic Debate" by Madeleine Carlisle.

Article: "The Medicaid Experiment in Arkansas: Thousands Lost Coverage, Few Gained Jobs" by Arian Campo-Flores, Stephanie Armour.

Article: "Tommy Douglas" (father of Canadian Healthcare) by Wikipedia.

Book: The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment by Thom Hartmann.

Book: The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America by Thom Hartmann.

Book: "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.

Book: "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand.

Book: The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay by Emmanuel Saez, Gabriel Zucman.

Article: "We'll cut your taxes and guarantee your health care. How's that for a Democratic campaign pitch?" by Ian Reifowitz.

Article: "California power shutoffs: when your public utility is owned by private investors" by Susie Cagle.

Tweet: "No one who cares about America should do any business or stay at any of Gordon Sondland's hotels until he fulfills his duty as a citizen to testify & turn over all relevant documents to the House. Here's a list of his hotels: https://provenancehotels.com/ " by Earl Blumenauer.

Tweet: "We have shown that refusing to testify to Congress has consequences. I'm glad to hear that Ambassador Sondland agreed to fulfill his duty over Trump's objections. Now is the time for others who have information to come forward and tell us what they know." by Earl Blumenauer.

Article: "Gordon Sondland is about to blow a hole in Trump's Ukraine defense" by Aaron Blake.

Article: "Charles Manson" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Jim Jones" by Wikipedia.

Bible: "Matthew 25:31-46: The Sheep and the Goats". "...All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats... For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat ... 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'"

Article: "Sermon on the Mount" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Beatitudes" "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven..."

Article: "Police supporters of Trump plan 'sea of red' at Minneapolis rally amid outrage over uniform ban" by Courtney Subramanian.

Article: "'Vile and horrific': Fake video of Trump massacring media shown at his Miami resort draws backlash" by Allyson Chiu.

Article: "Trump-Ukraine controversy" by Wikipedia.

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