It's almost like they have something to hide.

With one Jill Stein-led recount effort already underway in Wisconsin and additional recounts pending in Michigan and Pennsylvania, supporters of Donald Trump are now taking legal action to stop what they say is a baseless attempt to smear their candidate.

In Pennsylvania, Trump himself has joined up with the local Republican Party to block Jill Stein's request for a recount.

In Wisconsin, Trump Super PACS are doing the dirty work and have asked a federal judge to stop what they say is a violation of due process rights.

Across the border in Michigan, meanwhile, Republican Attorney General Bill Scuette asked the State Supreme Court to cancel an effort he and his office are calling a "frivolous request for a recount by an aggrieved party to silence all Michigan votes for president."

So - IS Jill Stein's push for a recount just a useless exercise in self-promotion?

Or is there actually a chance it could expose something big?

-Thom

(What do you think? Tell us here.)

Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10:30pm... Trump on the Couch... (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)

Monday's Daily Stack 

Quote: "Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history." -- Dwight Eisenhower.

 

Article: "Protesters Gain Victory in Fight Over Dakota Access Oil Pipeline" by Jack Healy and Nicholas Fandos.

Article: "North Dakota Pipeline Protesters Vow To Stay Despite Victory" by James MacPherson.

Article: "Standing Rock victory: Native American tribes and environmental protesters celebrate as Dakota Access oil pipeline permit is rejected" by AP.

Article: "Fake News Onslaught Targets Pizzeria as Nest of Child-Trafficking" by Cecilia Kang.

Article: "Incoming national security adviser's son spreads fake news about D.C. pizza shop" by Politico.

Article: "Comet Ping Pong Gunman Arrested, Said He Was Investigating Conspiracy Theory: PD" by Darcy Spencer, Derrick Ward and Matthew Stabley.

Article: "WikiLeaks 'spirit cooking' tweet gets Twitter boiling" by Alfred Ng.

Article: "Trump 'Thank-You Tour' Revives His Campaign Rallies' Scariest Hits" by Marina Fang.

Tweet: "1. Hannah Arendt in her book The Origin of Totalitarianism provides a helpful guide for interpreting the language of fascists." by Elliott Lusztig.

Article: "Ryan: Dakota pipeline pause is 'big-government decision-making at its worst'" by Cyra Master.

Article: "Standing Rock Sioux chair: protesters can go home, hopes for Trump meeting" by Ernest Scheyder.

Tweet: "@realDonaldTrump Baldwin's impression isn't "Sad." You know what's sad? In 7 wks you'll be responsible for 330m lives & you can't think of" by Danielle Muscato.

Article: "Twitter User Delivers Perfect Response To Donald Trump's Latest SNL Rant" by Ed Mazza.

Article: "Sophie Scholl" by Wikipedia (quotes).

Article: "Trump's Wealthy Appointments Contrast With Populist Campaign Tone" by Rebecca Ballhaus.

Article: "Trump Chooses Ben Carson to Lead HUD" by Trip Gabriel.

Article: "Racists Freak Out Over Black Santa At Mall Of America" by Ed Mazza.

Video: Robert Kennedy Jr, "Trump Has A $2 Million Stake in the Dakota Pipeline".

Movie: "Ship of Fools".

Hour Two: Should Government Have a Role in Protecting Seniors...and, What Should it Be?
- Attorney Gayle Trotter  

Article: "Mike Pence Giddy Over The Thought Of Taking Away Your Health Insurance" by Farron Cousins.

Law: "Tax Reform Act of 1986".

Law: "Clean Air Act", 1963.

Law: "Clean Water Act", 1972.

Law: "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act", 2010.

 

Article: "James G. Watt" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Poll Of Likely 2016 Voters" by GBA Strategies on behalf of the Progressive Change Institute.

Article: "Donald Trump trademarks 'Make America Great Again'" by Heather Long.

Article: "National Security Letters: FAQ" by EFF.

Article: "James Bamford" by Wikipedia.

Book: "The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America's Most Secret Intelligence Organization" by James Bamford.

Article: "James Risen" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The Feds Are Now Using 'Stingrays' in Planes to Spy on Our Phone Calls" by Kim Zetter.

 

Talk Media News Segment:
- Victoria Jones 

Article: "Tension continues surrounding Dakota Access Pipeline" by TMN.

Article: "White House: Obama did not 'dictate' Dakota Access decision" by Devin Henry .

Article: "Trump Team Pledges Support for Completing Blocked Dakota Pipeline" by Kris Maher and Will Connors.

Article: "Trump advisors aim to privatize oil-rich Indian reservations" by Valerie Volcovici.

Article: "Al Gore has an 'extremely interesting conversation' with Trump" by TMN.

Article: "Ivanka Trump, climate czar?" by Annie Karni.

Article: "Leonardo DiCaprio gives Ivanka Trump a copy of his climate change documentary" by Olivia Blair.

Article: "Trump names Ben Carson as HUD Secretary" by Justin Duckham.

Article: "Pelosi: Trump Housing Secretary Pick 'Disturbingly Unqualified'" by CBS / AP.

Article: "Democrats to give Trump Cabinet picks the Garland treatment" by Burgess Everett and Elana Schor.

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

Article: "Stare decisis" by LII.

Article: "Japanese leader Abe to visit Pearl Harbor with Obama" by Ken Moritsugu.

Article: "Kevin McCarthy won't defend Donald Trump's 35-percent tariff" by Tom Howell Jr.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman 

Article: "Donald Trump Warns of 35% Tariff For Companies That Move Abroad" by Mahita Gajanan.

Site: "USITC Tariff Database".

Article: "Death Toll in Oakland Warehouse Fire Rises to 36 as Search Continues" by Thomas Fuller, Conor Dougherty and Julie Turkewitz.

Article: "China to clamp down on outbound M&A in war on capital flight" by Gabriel Wildau, Don Weinland and Tom Mitchell.

 

Standing Rock Wins the Battle But the War is Still to Come
- Dallas Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network    

Article: "Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics Partners Respond to the Statement from the Department of the Army".

Article: "Audio: Tribe objected to pipeline nearly 2 years before lawsuit".

Site: Indigenous Environmental Network (I.E.N.).

Site: Camp of the Sacred Stones.

Site: Oceti Sakowin Camp.

Site: "Stand With Standing Rock".

Site: Indigenous Rising.

 

Article: "Electoral College: Make Hillary Clinton President." by Daniel Brezenoff.

Article: "Judge orders immediate start of Michigan presidential vote recount" by Paul Egan and Tresa Baldas.

Site: Social Security Spotlight.

Article: "Security Firm Running Dakota Access Pipeline Intelligence Has Ties to U.S. Military Work in Iraq and Afghanistan" by Steve Horn.

Article: "Indiana to give UTX $7 million in tax breaks to keep Carrier jobs in state" by Jacob Pramuk.

Bill: "S. 3816 (111th): Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act" by Senator Richard Durbin.

Site: greatagain.gov - The Presidential Transition.

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