The main lesson that we've learned so far from the impeachment hearings is that if Richard Nixon had had a billionaire like Rupert Murdoch with a television network like Fox News behind him, he never would've resigned and America would have continued to be presided over by a criminal. Donald Trump spends almost every morning and every evening live tweeting Fox News, and if that network truly is his principal source of news and information and he is ignoring his own intelligence services, as has been reported on multiple occasions and is apparent from his Twitter feed, then Rupert Murdoch is running this country and we are in a serious crisis.

Add to that the fact that many of the Republican legislators also seem to be living inside the Fox News bubble and believing the Fox News propaganda, and we have a genuine crisis of governance that goes way beyond the White House.

-Thom

Thursday's Daily Stack

Video: LIVE: House Impeachment Inquiry Hearing (Fiona Hill, David Holmes).

Article: "WATCH: Hill Denounces 'Fictional Narrative' About Ukraine; Holmes Details Trump Call" by Philip Ewing, Brian Naylor.

Article: "Fiona Hill tells impeachment inquiry about a 'fictional narrative' on Ukrainian interference" by Greg Miller.

Article: "Diplomat David Holmes Outlines Corruption, Hypocrisy Of Trump's Ukraine Shakedown" by Igor Bobic, Ryan J. Reilly.

Article: "Diplomat David Holmes recounts Sondland's 'loud and recognizable' call where Trump brought up Biden investigations" by Kathryn Krawczyk.

Tweet: "I have been watching people making phone calls my entire life. My hearing is, and has been, great. Never have I been watching a person making a call, which was not on speakerphone, and been able to hear or understand a conversation. I've even tried, but to no avail. Try it live!" by Donald J. Trump.

Tweet: "I sat in the backseat of a moving car on a busy Ohio highway and heard your every word during your call with the guy I knew sitting in the front seat. You were not on speakerphone, @realDonaldTrump. As my mother would say, your voice carries." by Connie Schultz.

Article: "Israel's attorney general announces indictment against Netanyahu in corruption cases" by Reuters.

Article: "'Dark days' in Israel after PM and rival fail to form government, election looms" by Dan Williams.

Article: "Live Analysis And Fact Check: The 5th Democratic Primary Debate" by NPR.

Video: McConnell Bristles At 'Moscow Mitch' After Blocking Election Security Bill | The 11th Hour | MSNBC.

Article: "How deep does the Russia collusion go? To McConnell?" (aluminum factory) by Joan McCarter.

Article: "Trump is lying about the 'new' 'Apple' factory" by Russell Brandom.

Article: "Trump applauds North Korea's 'great beaches,' says they would be a perfect location for condos and hotels" by Pat Ralph.

Article: "Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi" by Wikipedia.

Article: "REPORT: Kushner OK'd Khashoggi Arrest, Turkey Heard Call & Blackmailed Trump over Syrian Troops" by DannyB.

Article: "'Putin's Mitch': Kentucky Billboard Draws Attention for Dig at Sen. Mitch McConnell" by Morgan Phillips.

Article: "Mueller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Movie: "The Last of the Mohicans (1992)".

Article: "Trump tells Kim to 'get the deal done' after North " by Reuters.

Site: Free Speech TV

Video: Why The World Needs Revolutionary Love!.

Article: "Fred Rogers" ("Mister Rogers") by Wikipedia.

Article: "Carl Rogers" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Nunes assisted by Giuliani pal Lev Parnas in European 'investigation' to undermine Mueller report" by Joan McCarter.

Article: "Vice President Agnew resigns" by History.com.

Article: "Democrats to control Pence's hometown city council for first time in 36 years" by Emily Jacobs.

Article: ""Smoking Doesn't Kill" And Other Great Old Op-Eds From Mike Pence" by Andrew Kaczynski.

Article: "Read Adam Schiff's opening statement in the Hill-Holmes impeachment hearing".

Article: "READ: Nunes' Statement Before Hearing With Hill, Holmes".

Article: "Read David Holmes' full opening statement in impeachment inquiry".

Article: "Read: Fiona Hill's opening statement at today's impeachment hearings".

Article: "Ukraine witness said Steele dossier was 'rabbit hole' and likely contained Russian 'disinformation'" by ENM News.

Article: "Donald Trump-Russia dossier" (Steele dossier) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Live Trump Impeachment Hearings Video Stream Analysis" by NY Times.

Quote: "Meanwhile, the president is retweeting allies including Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, who criticized Holmes's testimony for taking too long, and Representative Mark Meadows of North Carolina, who said, "It's the president who sets policy - not unelected bureaucrats." Sounds familiar." - Katie Rogers.

Quote: "In her closed-door testimony, Hill made clear she thought Sondland was out of his depth, an opinion that was perhaps colored by the fact that Sondland apparently repeatedly gave out her personal cellphone number to officials from other countries who wanted a meeting with Bolton, her boss." - Catie Edmondson.

Article: "Bolton wanted White House lawyers alerted to Ukrainian efforts, called it 'drug deal,' witness tells Congress" by Josh Lederman and Phil Helsel.

Article: "GOP Pushes an Impeachment Conspiracy That the FBI Debunked Years Ago" by Adam Rawnsley.

Article: "Testimony: Nunes acolyte misrepresented himself to Trump as Ukraine expert" by Natasha Bertrand.

Article: "Ukraine Singled Out for Disfavor, Hill Says: Impeachment Update" by Laura Litvan and Billy House.

Article: "A New York Times reporter dug into Ukraine and the Democrats. Critics are still howling." by Paul Farhi.

Article: "John Bolton called Giuliani a 'hand grenade,' former White House aide testified" by AP.

Article: "Elise Stefanik's opponent, Tedra Cobb, raises $1M after impeachment hearing" by Mark Weiner.

Site: Tedra Cobb for Congress - Tedra Cobb for NY-21.

Article: "Lev Parnas Helped Rep. Devin Nunes' Investigations" by Betsy Swan.

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

Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) will be calling in to talk about the issues of the day and take your calls.

Plus, Lamar Waldron, author of The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination, and co-author with Thom of "Ultimate Sacrifice" and "Legacy of Secrecy", will be here to talk about the anniversary of the assassination of JFK and Trump's Obsession w/JFK Assassination & Watergate.

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