Corruption never backs down - As long as the fraudulent Citizens United Supreme Court decisions are allowed to stand, fascism stands just within the outer hallways of our system of government.

The theory I'm going to posit here could be called a conspiracy theory, but just the fact that it is possible, even if it didn't happen, should give us all pause. The history of this bizarre situation is fascinating and troubling.

Prior to 1978 it would have been a felony in 31 states for a corporation to pour money into advertising to swing a state ballot initiative election.

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-Thom

Friday's Daily Stack

Article: "‘Rantings of a madman': Trump derided for regurgitating disproven election lies in ‘nonsensical' response to Jan 6 committee" by Oliver O'Connell.

Article: "Trump Sends January 6th Committee a Note from His Podiatrist" by Andy Borowitz.

Article: "Employment Guidance for the District of Columbia National Guard" by Christopher C Miller, 4 January 2021.

Article: "The January 6 panel makes it clear: American democracy needs accountability" by Lloyd Green.

Article: "‘Plan is to literally kill people': Secret Service ignored ‘substantial intel' about Proud Boys – expert asks was it ‘intentional' " by David Badash.

Article: "A sizeable percentage of FBI employees felt sympathetic to those who stormed the Capitol" by muriel_volestrangler.

Article: "October 13, 2022 : Today began with news that New York attorney general Letitia James is seeking a preliminary injunction to stop former president Trump from continuing with the fraudulent practices she filed a $250 million lawsuit in September to end" by Heather Cox Richardson.

Article: "Roger Stone" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Stop the Steal's massive disinformation campaign connected to Roger Stone" by Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine, Nelli Black and Drew Griffin.

Article: ""Stop the Steal" Didn't Start in 2020 - It Was 20 Years In the Making" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Tom Fitton Conspired With Trump To Declare Victory Before The Election " by John Amato.

Article: "Jan. 6 Panel Wraps Up Final Hearing" by Maggie Haberman.

Book: "Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans" by Wendell Potter.

Article: "'The Cash Monster Was Insatiable': How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions" by Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz.

Article: "What Has Joe Biden Done As President? The Full List Of His Accomplishments" by Oliver Willis.

Article: "‘I'm Gonna Punch Him Out': Exclusive Footage Shows Pelosi Vowing to Clobber Trump on Jan. 6 If He Marches to the Capitol" by Michael Luciano.

Article: "Vote Caging as a Republican Ballot Security Technique" by Chandler Davidson, Tanya Dunlap, Gale Kenny, Benjamin Wise.

Article: "Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Ohio Voter-Purge Law" by Nina Totenberg.

Article: "Social Security COLA Still Fails To Keep Up With Inflation" by Laurence Kotlikoff.

Article: "The Outlook for the Social Security Cap" by Amy Fontinelle.

Article: "Social Security Trust Fund" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Greenspan Commission" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Brian Kemp" (Georgia Secretary of State) by Wikipedia.

Article: "How Brian Kemp STOLE The Georgia Election" by Greg Palast.

Law: "Help America Vote Act" (2002).

Article: "Bobby Seale" by Wikipedia.

Book: Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton by Bobby Seale.

Article: "The Lewis Powell Memo: A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy" by Lewis Powell.

Article: "Bobby Seale" by Wikipedia.

Book: Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton by Bobby Seale.

Article: "The Lewis Powell Memo: A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy" by Lewis Powell.

Article: "Albertsons merger with Kroger could be announced this week" by Melissa Repko.

Article: "Female genital mutilation in the United States" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Genital modification and mutilation - males" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Pocan, Khanna Introduce Bill to Strengthen Medicare, Define Alternative Plans" by Mark Pocan.

Article: "U.S. House Sets New, Bipartisan Record for Medicare Advantage Support".

Article: "What if Politicians are Asking Billionaires & Foreign Countries To Meddle in Our Elections?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Russian Oligarch Cancels Funding In Kentucky Aluminum Project, Mitch McConnell Not Happy" by Ursula Faw.

Book: I Paid Hitler by Fritz Thyssen.

Book: The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine.

Article: "U.S., Saudi Arabia spar over decision to cut oil production" by Karen DeYoung and Kareem Fahim.

Chart: "Nonfinancial Corporate Business: Profits After Tax (without IVA and CCAdj) (NFCPATAX)" by FRED.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.

Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).

Article: "fascism" by Merriam-Webster.

Article: "Biden's first 100 days: What he's gotten done" by Maegan Vazquez, Kate Sullivan, Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco.

Site: What Has Biden Done? A lot of good.

Article: "The Fed's Rate Hikes Are Not Working. End Corporate Price-Gouging Instead" by Sarah Baron.

Article: "A "Roller Coaster" Day Whipsaws Markets" by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Vivian Giang, Sarah Kessler, Stephen Gandel, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni.

Article: "John Ratcliffe (American politician)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Christopher C. Miller" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Christopher A. Wray" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Conquistadors slaughtered South America's men and took their women, DNA study shows".

Article: "Neville Chamberlain" by Wikipedia.

Book: Fighter Command 1936-1968: An Operational & Historical Record by Ken Delve.

Movie: "Munich – The Edge of War".

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

Law: "14th Amendment Section 3, July 9, 1868 "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability".

Article: "Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sovereign citizen movement" by Wikipedia.

Article: "US Debt By President" by Self.

Article: "Clean Air Act of 1963" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Clean Water Act" by Wikipedia.

Article: "United States Environmental Protection Agency" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Seniors, disabled people to get inflation relief with big boost in benefits" by Joan McCarter.

Article: "Fat Bear Week Crowns Winner After Vote Fraud Rocks Alaskan Contest" by Marco Margaritoff.

Article: "Senator Rick Scott wants to "sunset" Social Security and Medicare" by Michael Meeropol.

Article: "'The Cash Monster Was Insatiable': How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions" by Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz.

Article: "Warnock and Walker Head Into Debate With Georgia Race Deadlocked" by Billy House and Christian Hall.

Article: "Rep. Plaskett: Trump "Changed the permit" that allowed for Capitol riot" by NBC.

Article: "Cooperative" by Wikipedia.

Article: "TVA: From the New Deal to a New Century" by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Article: "Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Police Officer Deaths Surged In 2021, Report Shows" by Gabe Kaminsky.

Article: "The Reagan Revolution Changed America's Values to "Greed Is Good" - Can We Take Them Back?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Solar thermal energy" by Wikipedia.

Video: First Ride! Ford F150 Lightning and CEO Interview | Jay Leno's Garage.

Article: "Biden heads to Portland, Oregon, where Democrats risk losing the governor's mansion for the first time in 40 years and where crime and homelessness are at the forefront" by Rob Crilly.

Article: "Homelessness is the most important issue for Portland-area voters, Oregonian/OregonLive poll finds" by Nicole Hayden.

Book: Fruit from a Poisonous Tree by Mel Stamper.

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