And it's damn well past time that the people who conceived and ordered and facilitated the execution of this crime against all the rest of us are held to account in a meaningful way. There's a reason the Framers of our Constitution wrote the word "treason" into that document 7 times and the word "rebellion" 5 times: they knew how deadly rebellions are to democracy when they aren't swiftly and severely punished.

Yesterday saw that hard lesson play out in Brazil, with coordinated and simultaneous attacks — explicitly inspired by Trump's assault on the US Capitol and cheered on by American Republicans — on Brazil's presidential palace, capitol building, and supreme court building.

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-Thom

The Economy

Some men rob you with a six-gun—others rob you with a fountain pen.

—Woody Guthrie

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-Thom

The Best of the Rest of the News.

— It's been two years since the insurrection, aided and abetted by numerous Republican members of Congress, and chaos is still the main note coming from the Republican caucus.
— The hilarious meme floating around the internet about George Santos presaged the actual most recent lie he's pushing.
— So much for "corporate responsibility" when it comes to political donations.
— President Biden has taken serious action against illegal border crossings, even though there's not a single Republican in Congress, House or Senate, who's willing to engage in good-faith negotiations to reform our out-of-date immigration system.
— When Trump took unknown millions or billions from the Saudis to bring the LIV golf tournament to the US after he left the White House, it appears he opened the door to that government getting inside information on the families of 9/11 victims.
— Former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold is calling on the Senate to revise their rules so more Democratic-aligned federal judges can be vetted and placed on the federal bench.
— Geeky Science! Global warming is wiping out glaciers that feed some of the world's most important rivers.
— Crazy Alert! Apparently dictators like to steal things.

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-Thom

Monday's Daily Stack

Article: "GOP Treason Is Stalking Democracies Around the World" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Trump aides are helping Brazil's president to dispute the results of the election he just lost. It's going terribly." by Tom Porter.

Tweet: "I had no idea you could just arrest people committing a coup on the same day as the coup. [video]" by Kashana.

Tweet: "BREAKING: Scores of Bolsonarista insurrectionists have been detained – and arrive in handcuffs here to jail" by David Adler.

Tweet: "Today's attacks are exactly why I pushed for the Senate to pass a resolution backing free and fair elections in Brazil. This is about whether Brazil is a democracy or not. We stand with the country's democratically elected government and condemn this authoritarian violence" by Bernie Sanders.

Tweet: ""tRump aides are helping Brazil's president to dispute the results of the election he just lost. It's going terribly" [link]" by karl m koons.

Letter: "To George Washington from Henry Knox, 23 October 1786" by Henry Knox.

Article: "Is the Anti-McCarthy Crowd in the Bag for the Billionaires, Putin, or Both? " by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Will Trump End Up In Prison?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Bolsonaro Fanatics Storm Congress in Brazilian Echo of Jan. 6" by Matt Taylor, AJ McDougall.

Article: "Bolsonaro, Trump, and Authoritarian Learning" by Brian Klaas.

Tweet: "Steve Bannon's War Room featured a 'Polish American Investigative Journalist USA Europe' to weigh in on Brazilian elections - he predicts the military will step in next week..." by @natedog155.

Article: "Shays' Rebellion" by History.com.

Article: "Whiskey Rebellion" by Whiskey Rebellion.

Article: "Steve Bannon calls Bolsonaro protesters ‘freedom fighters'" by Alisha Rahaman Sarkar.

Article: "December 25, 1868.- Granting full pardon and amnesty to all persons engaged in the late rebellion." by Andrew Johnson.

Article: "Brazil protests: Lula vows to punish ‘neo-fascists' after Bolsonaro supporters storm congress" by Tom Phillips, Andrew Downie.

Article: "Trump aides Bannon, Miller advising the Bolsonaros on next steps" by Elizabeth Dwoskin, Gabriela Sá Pessoa.

Article: "Texas Democrat calls for US authorities to extradite Bolsonaro back to Brazil" by Lauren Sforza.

Article: "Habeas corpus" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rachel Maddow uncovers a WWII-era plot against America in 'Ultra'" by Terry Gross.

Article: "Disheveled GOP scrambles to finalize new House rules" by Sarah Ferris, Olivia Beavers and Katherine Tully-McManus.

Article: "The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results" by Karen Yourish, Larry Buchanan and Denise Lu.

Article: "Josh Hawley is branded a traitor for giving clinched-fist salute to Trump rabble before they stormed Capitol - and then persisting in trying to overthrow Biden's election victory" by Nikki Schwab.

Article: "DeSantis is going all in with Fascism. Wants to control everything. Who does Putin love now?" by Vetwife.

Article: "Biden will send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine. And tanks could be next." by Lara Seligman and Paul McLeary.

Article: "Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment Developing Feature Based On Podcast ‘Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra'; Tony Kushner And Danny Strong In Talks To Adapt" by Justin Kroll.

Article: "Standard & Poor's Downgrades US Credit Rating From AAA to AA+" by Michael S. James, Dan Arnall, Steven Portnoy, Susanna Kim, Jake Tapper.

Article: "2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown" by Wikipedia.

Article: ""Foreclosure King" Steven Mnuchin Doesn't Appreciate His Totally Accurate Nickname" by Bess Levin.

Article: "Jared Kushner and Steven Mnuchin Have Reportedly Secured Billions from Saudi Government" by Ken Meyer.

Article: "USS Ranger (CV-61)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "William J. Casey" by Wikipedia.

Book: "October Surprise" by Barbara Honegger.

Article: "Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's capital as ex-president is believed to be in Florida" by Doha Madani.

Article: "DeSantis takes aim at teachers union dues" by News Service of Florida.

Article: "DeSantis vows Florida will allow people to carry firearms without permits ‘before I am done as governor'" by Steve Contorno.

Hour Two: The secret history of a riot
- Greg Palast, Investigative Reporter / Author & Filmmaker - latest film is "Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman"

Article: "The Secret History of a Riot" by Greg Palast.

Article: "Ali Alexander" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Nick Fuentes" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Alex Jones" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Herschel Walker" by Wikipedia.

Article: "A Video Shows NYPD Officers Allowing Members Of The Proud Boys To Ride The Subway Without Paying After Protesting A Drag Event" by Anna Betts.

Article: "Christopher A. Wray" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Christopher C. Miller" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Brazilian President Lula vows to punish far-right rioters who stormed country's congress and top court" by Tom Davidson.

Article: "Bolsonaro's Convenient Florida Getaway Is Becoming Joe Biden's Latest Headache" by Caleb Ecarma.

Article: "Putin denies planning to revive the Russian empire after declaring that Ukraine is not a real country and sending troops there" by Sinéad Baker.

Article: "Ukraine's Jewish President Zelenskiy asks Putin: ‘How could I be a Nazi?'" by Zoya Sheftalovich.

Article: "'Bold-faced lie': George Santos caught falsely claiming that he voted on multiple bills before being sworn in" by David Badash.

Article: "‘We were duped': How George Santos raised money from wealthy GOP donors while lying about his resume" by Brian Schwartz.

Article: "Marjorie Taylor Greene could access 'the most sensitive secrets in the government' if Republicans get their way" by Tom Boggioni.

Article: "House Republicans are firing up the Jim Jordan show, and it's going to be ugly" by Laura Clawson.

Article: "Republican Sen. Ben Sasse officially steps down, opening up appointment to seat" by Summer Concepcion.

Article: "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene texted Trump aide Mark Meadows about using 'Marshall law' after Jan. 6 riot, report says" by Kevin Breuninger.

Article: "House Republicans are firing up the Jim Jordan show, and it's going to be ugly" by Laura Clawson.

Article: "The Recruit (American TV series)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Noam Chomsky & Vijay Prashad on Ukraine, Why U.S. Must Negotiate with Russia & What Media Gets Wrong" by Democracy Now!

Article: "The key takeaways from Prince Harry's explosive memoir" by Angus Watson, Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent and Mick Krever.

Article: "Legendary KGO 810 radio says goodbye to SF Bay Area after 80 years" by KGO.

Article: "Fairness Doctrine" by Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum.

Article: "Death of Ashley Babbitt" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The United States has closed at least 10 bases around Afghanistan. But drawdown details remain murky." by Susannah George and Dan Lamothe.

Hour Three: Will this next year be all about the privatization of medicare and social security?
- Alex Lawson, Executive Director - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security

Article: "No Matter Who Leads House GOP, Advocates Say, 'They All Want to Cut Your Social Security'" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "What You Need to Know About 'Chained CPI'" by Sho Chandra.

Article: "Tea Party movement" by Wikipedia.

Article: "ACO REACH" by CMS.

Article: "Discharge petition" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Marcus Garvey" by Britannica.

Article: "Black Star Line" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Was J. Edgar Hoover black?" by Barbara A. Reynolds.

Article: "The Republican Party Is Now More Dangerous Than It's Ever Been" by Robert Reich.

Article: "Did Mike Pence buy up his own book to get on the bestseller list?" by Sarah K. Burris.

Article: "Russians raped and killed civilians during retreat from Lyman, intercept shows" by The New Voice of Ukraine.

Article: "Study shows gardening may help reduce cancer risk, boost mental health" by University of Colorado at Boulder.

Article: "Tankie" by Wikipedia.

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

Bill: "H.R.9187 - Save Medicare Act" by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2].

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Case: "Obergefell v Hodges" (2015) (same sex marriage).

Article: "McCarthy Asks Whatever Joker Hid His Gavel to Give It Back" by Andy Borowitz.

Article: "Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Gets Laughs And Cheers For Alphabet Speech After Kevin McCarthy Win" by Sara Boboltz.

Quote: "As a matter of fact, in interviews in 1999 with respected journalist, and long time Bush family friend, David Herskowitz, then Governor George Bush stated: 'One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade... if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I'm going to get everything passed that I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency." - My Testimony for the Downing Street Memo Hearings" by Cindy Sheehan, June 16 2005.

Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

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