Americans love disruptors, and always have. It's part of our political DNA, stretching all the way back to the American Revolution. Thomas Jefferson ran for president as a disruptor, dedicated to bringing down the conservative regime of John Adams who had already put more than 20 newspaper owners in prison for saying bad things about him. Andrew Jackson ran as a disruptor, promising to close the Second Bank of America and return economic power to average Americans. Abraham Lincoln's disruption, although painful, altered our country forever for the better.

Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt massively disrupted the fabric of America, and Americans loved them for it. Jack Kennedy ran for president as a disruptor, and after he was assassinated his vice president, Lyndon Johnson, lead one of the largest revolutions in American history with the Great Society and the Civil and Voting Rights Acts. Bill Clinton campaigned as a disruptor, although he failed in that; Barack Obama promised disruption - "Change!" - and brought us a historic presidency and the Affordable Care Act.

Donald Trump ran as a disruptor and now sits in the White House. If Democrats want to take the White House back from Trump, they can't do it by being "nice," or promising to "work with Republicans across the aisle." The American people know that things are not right, and they want someone to blow the system up, metaphorically speaking, the way all those presidents just listed have in the past. This election is not about left or right, socialism or capitalism, or any other of the conventional wisdom.

It's about status quo versus disruptors. And a disruptor will win against Trump.

-Thom

Monday's Daily Stack

Site: XRAY.FM.

Tweet: "1 Americans love disruptors, and always have. It's part of our political DNA, stretching all the way back to the American Revolution. Thomas Jefferson ran for president as a disruptor, dedicated to bringing down the conservative regime of John Adams..." by Thom Hartmann.

Book: The American Revolution of 1800: How Jefferson Rescued Democracy from Tyranny and Faction - and What This Means Today by Dan Sisson with Thom Hartmann

Article: "Civil Rights Act of 1964" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Article: "Great Society" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Medicare (United States)" by Wikipedia.

Site: Medicaid.

Speech: "1944 State of the Union Address" (Second Bill of Rights or Economic Bill of Rights Speech) by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Article: "Trump Outlines a Significant Social Security Cut in His 2020 Budget" by Sean Williams.

Article: "Did Trump Propose SSI Changes That Could End Disability Benefits for Thousands?" by Dan MacGuill.

Video: Watch Trump's full 2020 State of the Union speech.

Article: "People are comparing Trump's purge of 2 top officials who testified against him to an episode straight out of the Watergate scandal" by Alexandra Ma.

Article: "Should Trump expect a recession? Every Republican since Teddy Roosevelt has had one in their first term" by Ryan Vlastelica.

Greg Palast (Best Democracy Money Can Buy) Wins Voter Purge Lawsuit Against Georgia Governor Kemp
- Greg Palast, Investigative Journalist/Author/Filmmaker, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Article: "Kemp Loses Vote Purge Suit Brought by Reporter Palast" by Nicole Powers.

Event: Sat, Feb 15, 1pm: Studio City, CA: ""The War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote--and How To Get it Back. An Afternoon with Thom Hartmann, Stephanie Miller & Greg Palast"".

Article: "The GOP's Stealth War Against Voters" (Interstate Crosscheck) by Greg Palast, August 24, 2016.

Article: "The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote and How to Get It Back" by Thom Hartmann.

Case: "Bush v. Gore", 2000. "The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States"

Article: "National Voter Registration Act of 1993" (Motor Voter Act) by Wikipedia. "The Congress finds that -
(1) the right of citizens of the United States to vote is a fundamental right;"

Article: "Stacey Abrams Hires Palast Investigations Team for Massive Federal Suit to Restore Voting Rights" by Greg Palast.

Article: "Wisconsin Judge Says State Must Purge 200,000 Voter Registrations" by Monica Davey and Mitch Smith.

Site: Aloha 'Āina Party.

Article: "San Onofre" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump-Supporting 4chan Trolls Reportedly Flooded Iowa Caucus Hotline With Calls" by Mary Papenfuss.

Article: "Trump to hold New Hampshire rally on Feb. 10" by Lisa Kashinsky.

Article: "2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal" by Wikipedia.

Event: Sun, Feb 23, noon or 1pm: Minneapolis, MN: "Blue State Ball" with Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Des Moines Register Poll of Iowa Caucusgoers Abruptly Shelved" by Lisa Lerer, Jonathan Martin and Michael M. Grynbaum.

Hour Two: Issues of the Day
- Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA, 17th District)

Article: "Rush Limbaugh joins the likes of Mother Teresa and Rosa Parks as recipient of highest civilian honor" by Timothy Bella.

Article: "2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses" by Wikipedia.

Article: "How the Iowa Caucuses Became an Epic Fiasco for Democrats" by Reid J. Epstein, Sydney Ember, Trip Gabriel and Mike Baker.

Article: "What five voters in rural Iowa demonstrate about the flawed results of the state's caucuses" by Philip Bump.

Article: "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).

Article: "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).

Article: "Bernie Sanders formally requests partial recount of Iowa Democratic results" by Reuters.

Article: "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" (BDS) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump's State of the Union claimed workers have benefited most. Not quite" by Irina Ivanova, Stephen Gandel.

Article: "House Democrats and HR 1: Voting rights expansion or federal power grab?" by Amy Sherman.

Article: "Trump Admits He Fired Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman for Being "Insubordinate"" by Noah Lanard.

Article: "Secret Service has paid rates as high as $650 a night for rooms at Trump's properties" by David A. Fahrenthold, Jonathan O'Connell, Carol D. Leonnig and Josh Dawsey.

Site: Poor People's Campaign.

Article: "National Popular Vote Interstate Compact" by Wikipedia.

Video: Juan Guiado applauded by Democrats and Republicans.

Article: "When discussing a possible Bernie Sanders presidency, MSNBC's Chris Matthews ranted about hypothetical executions in Central Park under Castro" by Connor Perrett.

Article: "Guadalajara (Congress of Deputies constituency)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Susan B. Anthony" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Harriet Tubman" by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: Science Revolution: The four fields where animals are most often exploited — medical science, clothing, entertainment, and food
- Ingrid Newkirk Founder & President - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) / author, Animal Kind

Article: "Mirror test" by Wikipedia.

Video: Joaquin Phoenix Deliver EMOTIONAL Best Actor Speech | Oscars 2020.

Article: "Botswana overturns ban on elephant hunting" by Siobhán O'Grady.

Article: "Behavioural despair test" by Wikipedia.

Movie: "The Game Changers".

Article: "Lewis Hamilton says going vegan 'eradicates' energy dips" by Sabrina Barr.

Article: "Venus and Serena Williams Switch to Vegan Diet".

Article: "Now THAT'S a loyal neigh-bor! Dramatic video shows a horse caught in the raging Easy Fire in California run back to its burning stable to steer another horse and a foal to safety" by Marlene Lenthang.

Article: "William Barr's shady track record of covering up the crimes of a Republican president" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Trump's AG Bill Barr has a history of cover-ups — and he just struck again" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Lindsey Graham says DOJ is receiving Ukraine information from Giuliani" by Jacob Knutson.

Article: "Lev Parnas is afraid of Bill Barr - and he should be" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Charles Colson" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Justice Dept. Reviewing Information From Giuliani on the Bidens, Graham Says" by Catie Edmondson.

Book: "They Thought They Were Free" by Milton Mayer. "First they came for the ..."

Article: "Michael Bloomberg" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Bernie Sanders" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Joe Biden" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Telecommunications Act of 1996" by Wikipedia.

Article: "North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)" by Public Citizen.

Article: "Brokered convention" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Treasury Department Hands Over Hunter Biden Info After Withholding Trump's Tax Records" by Arthur Delaney.

Article: "16th Street Baptist Church bombing" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Pete Buttigieg" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Raising the Minimum Wage Boosts Growth and Does Not Cause Unemployment" by Aaron Pacitti.

Article: "New Hampshire Primary 2020: 10 Facts To Know About The State's Upcoming Election" by Wesley Dockery.

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The Legislative Races Democrats Need To Win in 2020 (guest host Jefferson Smith)

Was Iowa a Victory for LGBT Americans? (guest host Jefferson Smith)

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Truth About Fed Budget : Revealed! (guest host Jefferson Smith)

Do We Want a Free Press Or a Free Market (guest host Jefferson Smith)

Sat, Feb 15, 1pm: Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel, Studio City, CA.

Mon, Feb 17, 7:30pm PT: Berkeley Arts & Letter Series.

Wed, Feb 19, 7:30pm PT: Seattle Town Hall.

Sun, Feb 23, noon or 1pm: Blue State Ball.

Fri, Feb 28, 7:30pm PT: Powell's, 1005 W Burnside St., Portland.

Sun, Mar 1, noon: Frugal Muse Books - Chicago - tickets will go on sale soon.