We've seen it around the world and throughout history: when a political party or government exists solely to serve the very wealthy, and begins to lose power, they inevitably turn to authoritarianism and police violence.

We saw this in Florida when Gov. Ron DeSantis sent State police with guns drawn to intimidate the family of whistleblower Rebekah Jones, who he'd earlier fired for refusing to lie about Florida coronavirus statistics and is now publishing a daily "Florida coronavirus dashboard."

We see it with Donald Trump committing a felony for which you or I would immediately go to prison, trying to tamper with the outcome of a legitimate election by threats, intimidation, and offering bribes to government officials.

We see it in Michigan where the Macomb County GOP seems to share an address with the group that showed up, armed, to threaten and intimidate the Secretary of State and her four-year-old son as they were preparing to watch "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.”

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-Thom

Tuesday's Daily Stack

Article: "Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to overturn election results in 4 states Trump lost" by Taylor Goldenstein.

Case: "State Of Texas v. Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, State Of Georgia, State Of Michigan,".

Article: "Texas AG Ken Paxton was indicted for fraud 5 years ago. Will he ever face a jury?" by Lauren McGaughy.

Article: "Texas AG Whistleblowers Sue for Wrongful Firing, Retaliation" by AP.

Clip: "Paul Weyrich - "I don't want everybody to vote" (Goo Goo)".

Article: "Paul Weyrich" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Durbin leads opposition to COVID-19 liability shield with eye on Judiciary post" by Alexander Bolton.

Article: "Former state data scientist Rebekah Jones posts video of armed raid on home" by Victoria Craw.

Article: "Trump asks Pennsylvania House speaker for help overturning election results, personally intervening in a third state" by Amy Gardner, Josh Dawsey and Rachael Bade.

Article: "Armed protesters alleging voter fraud surrounded the home of Michigan's secretary of state" by Katie Shepherd.

Article: "Coronavirus: Armed protesters enter Michigan statehouse" by BBC.

Article: "Disturbing new details in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer" by Chuck Goudie.

Article: "Lindsey Graham lays it out: Georgia Republicans have to back Trump's conspiracy theories to get re-elected" by Matthew Chapman.

Article: "Explainer: Why 'safe harbor' day spells trouble for Trump's legal bid to overturn election defeat" by Jan Wolfe.

Article: "'Peace and love': Tributes to John Lennon mark 40th anniversary of his death" by Daniel Uria.

Article: "U.S. Investigators Were Told to Take 'No Further Action' on Caterpillar, Ex-Client of Barr" by Reuters.

Article: "We need to plan now in case Trump loses in November - but refuses to leave the White House" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Electoral Count Act of 1887" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Something I think we should all consider in terms of COVID death numbers." by redstatebluegirl.

Article: "Man fined $3,500 for breaking Taiwan coronavirus quarantine for 8 seconds" by Jack Guy and Eric Cheung.

Tweet: "no one could have predicted that the party of Nazis, mall creepers, compromised Russian assets, pedophile wrestling coaches, blackout-drunk rapist judges, concentration camp fanboys and bone saw murder apologists would also be the party of democracy-hating election meddlers" by Jeff Tiedrich.

Tweet: "Los Angeles District Attorney @GeorgeGascon just ended cash bail; the death penalty; sentence enhancements; solitary confinement; trying children as adults; and the criminalization of homelessness, mental health, and addiction.
And he did it *two hours* into his term." by Rose Movement.

Article: "Ex-FDA official Scott Gottlieb confirms Trump administration turned down additional COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer" by Travis Gettys.

Article: "Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States" by John Eligon, Audra D. S. Burch, Dionne Searcey and Richard A. Oppel Jr.

Article: "The coronavirus is infecting and killing black Americans at an alarmingly high rate" by Reis Thebault, Andrew Ba Tran and Vanessa Williams.

Article: "How Jared Kushner's Secret Testing Plan "Went Poof Into Thin Air"" by Katherine Eban.

Article: "Pa. officials ask U.S. Supreme Court to deny Mike Kelly's election lawsuit" by Julian Routh.

Article: "Everyone wearing face masks could save America from a $1 trillion GDP loss" by Megan Cerullo.

Article: "COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan" by Wikipedia.

Hour Two: "Get Covered America" Day is December 10th... ACA Open Enrollment
- Laura Packard, Health care advocate & founder - Health Care Voices (a non-profit grassroots organization for adults with serious medical conditions) / co-chair-Health Care Voter & runs the pharma accountability campaign for Hero Action Fund - Laura is a cancer survivor

Site: healthcare.gov (2020 Open Enrollment is here - and ends Dec 15).

Article: "How Trump's Policies Have Hurt ACA Marketplace Enrollment" by Charles Gaba and Emily Gee.

Article: "Medicare Advantage" (Medicare Part C) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rescission" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Michigan approves constitutional amendment that will strengthen voting rights" (2018) by Tom Perkins.

Article: "A Lawsuit in Georgia Claims that Nearly 200,000 Registered Voters were Improperly Purged" by Eileen Sullivan.

Article: "Sanders Opposed to Relief Plan That Gives 'Absolutely No Financial Help' to Tens of Millions of Suffering People" by Kenny Stancil.

Article: "Bernie Sanders wants Democrats to push for $1,200 checks as part of next stimulus and take a hard line against coronavirus lawsuit protections" by Kimberly Leonard, Joseph Zeballos-Roig.

Article: "Trump Launches 'Despicable' Last-Minute Attack on Social Security With Rule Aiming to Restrict Disability Benefits" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "Donald Trump and Jared Kushner receive $3.65m in PPP loan money intended for small businesses, report says" by Danielle Zoellner.

Geeky science: "Eating chili peppers could add years to your life, 'significantly' cut risk of cancer and heart disease: study" by Douglas Perry.

Geeky science: "Researchers identify melatonin as possible COVID-19 treatment" by Cleveland Clinic.

Tweet: "Here's the lawsuit to flip the election to Trump via SCOTUS and the House (12th Amendment by disqualifying Biden electors) from accused multiple-felon and Texas AG Ken Paxton: [link] If you're an attorney, I'd love to hear your thoughts on standing, etc." by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Who is Rebekah Jones? Former Florida COVID-19 data scientist had home raided by authorities" by Jigsha Desai.

Site: Florida COVID Action.

Article: "Coronavirus US: COVID named number one killer of Americans" by Lauren McMah.

Movie: "The Social Dilemma".

Article: "Kobach and Trump's Spectacular Voter-Fraud Failure" by David Daley.

Book: Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History by Kurt Andersen.

Hour Three: Gained a Few Covid Pounds? How Not to Diet
- Dr. Michael Greger, Physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, & public health issues. / Author-How Not to Die, How Not to Diet, and The How Not to Die Cookbook / Dr. Greger also runs NutritionFacts.org, the first science-based, non-commercial website providing free daily videos & articles on latest nutrition discoveries.

Article: "Nathan Pritikin" by Wikipedia.

Video: What Is the Healthiest Diet?.

Video: Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen Checklist.

Video: How Not to Die: An Animated Summary.

Article: "Release of PPP loan recipients' data reveals troubling patterns" by Ben Popken and Andrew W. Lehren.

Article: "Trump-loving South Dakota governor shamed by man who lost father to COVID-19" by Travis Gettys.

Article: "Extremely disturbing news regarding GA senate runoff absentee ballots" by greatbaldeagle.

Article: "Company that fell behind on mailing ballots draws national attention for flying Trump flag" by Camryn Justice.

Article: "Those attacking Warnock have to understand something" by dsc.

Article: "Arizona Republican Party Calls on Supporters to Fight to the Death For Trump: 'Live for Nothing, or Die for Something'" by Brittany Bernstein.

Article: "'Believe in Divine Immunity': Trump-Supporting Megachurch Pastor Tells Congregation Not to Take COVID Vaccine" by Kyle Mantyla.

Article: "Vietnam War" (1955 - 1975) by Wikipedia.

Article: "The Trump Administration Is Reversing More Than 100 Environmental Rules. Here's the Full List" by Nadja Popovich, Livia Albeck-Ripka And Kendra Pierre-Louis.

Article: "National debt of the United States" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Taxes and a Two-Santa Theory" by Jude Wanniski.

Law: "Civil Rights Act of 1964".

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Quote: "Democracy is the Most Vile Form of Government" - James Madison.

Quote: "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what they are going to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin.

Quote: "Democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where 51% of the people may take away the rights of the other 49%" - attributed to Thomas Jefferson.

Book: Thomas Paine Complete Works - World's Best Ultimate Collection - All Works: Common Sense, Age Of Reason, Crisis, Rights Of Man, Agrarian Justice, Short Writings Plus Biography & Bonuses [Annotated] by Thomas Paine.

Article: "Importance of Animals in Agricultural Sustainability and Food Security" by Lawrence P Reynolds, Meghan C Wulster-Radcliffe, Debra K Aaron, Teresa A Davis.

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