Last week in an interview Chuck Todd admitted that he has now, finally, after all these years, realized that Republicans come on his show and others specifically to tell lies and spread disinformation.

Which raises the question: what is Chuck, and what are the other reporters going to do about this? Given that an entire political party has now become the naked tool of oligarchs around the world and giant corporations, with an absolute willingness to lie to the American people regularly, it seems like, at the very least, these weekends news shows should be running on a 30 minute delay so that the staff of the networks will have time to fact check statements and put accurate information on the on-screen Chyrons.

Or, they could simply ban them until the Party tells the truth, or ban individual Republicans on a three strikes you're out basis: after three lies within a one month period, your banned for the next six months.

In any case, we have a real crisis right now with an entire political party committed to not just ignoring the truth but actively spreading lies and disinformation.

Watch the media carefully to see how they deal with it.

-Thom

Thursday's Daily Stack

Article: "How Disinformation Spreads, According to Chuck Todd" by Peter Wade.

Article: "Chuck Todd now realizes he's being used for propaganda. The real question is what happens next" by Hunter.

Article: "Counties that hosted a 2016 Trump rally saw a 226 percent increase in hate crimes" by Ayal Feinberg, Regina Branton and Valerie Martinez-Ebers.

Article: "Man who sent pipe bombs to CNN and Trump critics sentenced to 20 years" by AP.

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

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

Article: "Hanging Chad Law and Legal Definition" by USLegal.

Article: "'Stop This Illegal Purge': Outrage as Georgia GOP Removes More Than 300,000 Voters From Rolls" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "Federal judge will not reverse Georgia's decision to purge 100,000 voters" by Hannah Knowles.

Article: "Voter caging" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Supreme Court gives Ohio right to purge thousands of voters from its rolls" by Pete Williams.

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Article: "Fairness Doctrine" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Reagan's Veto Kills Fairness Doctrine Bill" by Penny Pagano.

Book: The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution Failed by David Stockman.

Law: "Glass-Steagall Act", 1933.

Site: Democracy Now!

Site: Free Speech TV

Article: "A tale of two rallies: Bernie Sanders vs. Donald Trump on opposite sides of the country" by Vinnie Longobardo.

Article: "Sean Hannity" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Phil Donahue" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Here are all the states that have same-day voter registration for last-minute voters" by Anna Sheffer.

Article: "Chyron Corporation" by Wikipedia.

Article: "2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election" by Wikipedia.

Hour Two: How Sustainable Is the Fed's Stimulus Plan...Have the Republicans Set Us Up for a BIG Crash?
- Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Democracy At Work / Understanding Marxism / Understanding Socialism

Article: "The market will need the Fed again in 2020" by Dion Rabouin.

Article: "Financial crisis of 2007-08" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Great Depression" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The Interstate Highway System" by History.com.

Quote: "Après moi, le déluge" attributed to Louis XV or Madame de Pompadour.

Article: "Student Loan Debt Crisis Breakdown" by Rebecca Lake.

Video: 'JFK to 9/11 - Everything Is A Rich Mans Trick' (Francis Richard Conolly).

Article: "The Trump administration has just declared war on Social Security" by Alex Lawson.

Article: "What You Need To Know About NDMA In Prescription Drugs (Valsartan & Zantac)" by Jonathan Rosenfeld.

Article: "Zantac has low levels of cancer-causing chemical, FDA warns" by CBS/AP.

Article: "FDA probes diabetes drug metformin for carcinogen NDMA" by Reuters.

Article: "A common blood-pressure medicine is being recalled because of a toxic ingredient" by Chase Purdy.

Article: "Amid shut-off woes, a beacon of energy" by Scott Wilson.

Video: Will You Vote for Universal Basic Income in 2020 Election? (w/Andrew Yang).

Article: "QAnon" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Gunman in 'Pizzagate' Shooting Is Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison" by Matthew Haag and Maya Salam.

Bible: "And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light." - Genesis 1:3.

Article: "Trump Shows Us The Way" by QAnon.

Video: This Video Will Get Donald Trump Elected.

Article: "Meatless Monday" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Animal agriculture is choking the Earth and making us sick. We must act now" by James Cameron and Suzy Amis Cameron.

Hour Three: the Senate Impeachment Rules
- Former U.S. Congressman Alan Grayson, (D-FL, 9th District) / Author of the new book: High Crimes: The Impeachment of Donald Trump

Article: "Mitch McConnell may conduct Trump Senate trial without articles of impeachment: report" by David Edwards.

Article: "House Democrats line up to serve as Trump impeachment trial managers during Senate proceedings" by Benjamin Siegel.

Article: "Mitch McConnell Says No New Impeachment Witnesses For Trump's Trial" by Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick.

Article: "GOP Senator 'disturbed' with McConnell 'total coordination' with the White House for impeachment trial" by Rebecca Morin.

Article: "Susan Collins is "open" to calling witnesses in President Trump's Senate impeachment trial" by Shira Tarlo.

Article: "Impeachment of Bill Clinton" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Paula Jones" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Monica Lewinsky" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Starr Report" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Joe Biden Refuses to Voluntarily Testify at Impeachment Proceedings" by Haris Alic.

Article: "Joe Biden Says He'd Defy Subpoena to Testify in Trump's Senate Trial" by Thomas Kaplan.

Article: "House contends it still needs court help to get Mueller info" by Todd Ruger.

Article: "Trump Is a Bad Businessman. Is He a Tax Cheat, Too?" by Lily Batchelder.

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

Article: "'A National Disgrace': Trump Proposes Social Security Change That Could End Disability Benefits for Hundreds of Thousands" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "Rules Regarding the Frequency and Notice of Continuing Disability Reviews" by SSA (comments by January 17, 2020).

Article: "What Republicans And Democrats Are Doing In The States Where They Have Total Power" by Perry Bacon Jr.

Article: "Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Pardons 11,000 Marijuana Convictions" by AP.

Article: "After Year-Long Run as Outspoken Advocate for Immigrants and the Poor, Julián Castro Suspends Presidential Campaign" by Julia Conley.

Article: "Sanders Announces 'Staggering' $34.5 Million Fourth-Quarter Haul, With Average Donation of Just $18.53" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "Bernie Sanders tops Democratic field with massive $34.5 million haul in Q4, as other candidates release totals" by Kendall Karson.

Article: "Fraud Law and Legal Definition" by USLegal.

Case: "New York Times Co. v. Sullivan" (1964, established the actual malice standard for considering press reports about public officials as defamation and libel).

Article: "Fact Check: Trump's Claims on the Economy" by Jim Tankersley.

Article: "First Amendment to the United States Constitution"

Article: "Civil War: Hutu vs Tutsi The Rwandan Genocide" by Learning History.

Book: Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House by Donna Brazile.

Article: "Fox News" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump Winery Fired Undocumented Workers - But Only After Grape Harvest Had Ended" by Dominique Mosbergen.

Article: "Bombshell: True story behind Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron's new movie" by Dusty Baxter-Wright.

Article: "Cancer eating the heart of Australian democracy" by Kevin Rudd.

Article: "Hyperinflation" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Plunge Protection Team - PPT" by Investopedia.

Article: "Tom Steyer - you want Trump out? Buy Clear Channel" by Thom Hartmann.

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