Sue's Daily Stack, Friday, 21 February, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Friday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Yes, We're the Villains Now — And It's About to Get Worse
Article: "Yes, We're the Villains Now — And It's About to Get Worse" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Are We Now the Bad Guys?" by Adam Kinzinger.
Article: "Senator seeks watchdog inquiry into Kash Patel, alleges behind-the-scenes role in purge at FBI" by Eric Tucker.
Post: "So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump's DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced." by Robert Garcia.
Law: "ArtI.S6.C1.3.1 Overview of Speech or Debate Clause".
Article: "Does Putin Own Trump?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Trump's Hostile Takeover of America: The Corporate Raider's Final Heist" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "GOP lawmaker warns that Putin is a 'cancer' in fiery speech" (Thom Tillis) by CNN.
Article: "Surreal: The Death Star Is Complete" by Jim Stewartson.
Article: "Rubio: We See 'Incredible Opportunities' With Russia" by Newser.
Article: "How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election" by Sheera Frenkel, Tiffany Hsu and Steven Lee Myers.
Article: "Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations" by Steven Lee Myers, Julian E. Barnes and Sheera Frenkel.
Article: "ABC and Stephanopoulos to pay Trump $15M, apologize in defamation suit settlement" by Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing.
Article: "Trump is already delivering on his promise to go after the press" by Josh Gerstein.
Article: "Washington prosecutor probes threats against DOGE, takes aim at Schumer" by Sarah N. Lynch and Richard Cowan.
Article: "Vladimir Putin manipulated Donald Trump's 'ego and insecurities', book says" by Richard Luscombe.
Article: "Republicans struggle to explain Trump's fondness for 'murderer and thug' Putin" by Sabrina Siddiqui.
Tweet: "Ukraine is trying to stop Putin so that the United States doesn't have to.
Ukraine doesn't want or need American boots on the ground, they just need weapons and permission to fight Russia and stop the unprovoked invasion. [video]" by Lindsey Graham.
Article: "The polar vortex is acting weird and the US is paying the price this winter" by Mary Gilbert.
Article: "Joe: Sen. Tillis' fiery speech on Putin echoes what almost every GOP senator is saying privately" by NBC.
Article: "Steve Bannon scares off French hard-right leader with salute 'alluding to Nazi ideology': National Rally chief CANCELS CPAC speech after former Trump strategist's gesture" by Natasha Anderson.
Article: "Bernie Sanders Fighting Oligarchy Town Hall Moves To Bigger Venue Due Large Crowd" by Jason Easley.
Trump is about to seize control of the Post Office. Is this about voting by mail?
Article: "Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say" by Jacob Bogage.
Article: "Trump Reportedly Preparing To Seize Control of the U.S. Postal Service" by Kipp Jones.
Running for Congress - special election is 4/1/25 (D-FL, 1st district)
- Gay Valimont gayforcongress.bsky.social
Article: "April 1st Is No Joke—It's Time to Elect Gay Valimont" by GayForCongressArticles.
Article: "Florida's 1st Congressional District special election, 2025" by .
Article: "Northwest Florida Primary Election: Jimmy Patronis' residency" by Peter Albrecht.
Article: "Special elections to the 119th United States Congress (2025-2026)" by Ballotpedia.
Article: "Florida House District 1 General Election Results 2024" by NBC News.
Site: Mobilize.
Article: "List of countries by government spending as percentage of GDP" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Happiest Countries in the World 2024" by World Population Review.
Article: "Elon Musk's DOGE gains access to sensitive Treasury data, including Social Security and Medicare payment systems" by Fatima Hussein, AP.
Site: LifeLock.
Article: "Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2025" by Ballotpedia.
Article: "Elon Musk Is Trying to Buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court" by Ari Berman.
Article: "Musk-backed group runs ad pressuring senators to support Hegseth" by Tara Suter.
Article: "Donald Trump/Billy Bush leaked video: Full transcript - read the full sexist exchange here" (access hollywood tape) by Melanie Ehrenkranz.
Article: "Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll" by Aaron Blake.
Article: "Stormy Daniels's Detailed Description of Donald Trump's Penis Explains a Lot" by Joanna Rothkopf.
Article: "Karen McDougal" by Wikipedia.
Article: ""My closest friend for 10 years": Epstein discusses Trump friendship in newly released tapes" by Alex Galbraith.
Article: "Did Trump Admit Going Into Changing Room of Beauty Pageant Contestants?" by Nur Ibrahim.
Article: "Trump paying $25M after judge approves Trump University deal" by Elliot Spagat.
Article: "Trump has long blasted China's trade practices. His 'God Bless the USA' Bibles were printed there" by Richard Lardner And Dake Kang.
Hour Two: Remember their lies about Haitians in Springfield eating cats and dogs? They're now departing them, Many to a certain death
Article: "Trump Terminates TPS for Haitians, 521,000 Face Deportation to a Nation in Crisis" by Lukium.
Article: "Springfield pet-eating hoax" by Wikipedia.
Bible: Matthew 25:35. "For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in"
Article: "Iranian Christians feared death in Iran. Then the US deported them to Panama." by Rick Jervis.
Article: "The White House Posted A Shockingly Cruel ASMR Video. ASMR Creators Are Pissed." by Brittany Wong.
Video: White House POSTS Video Of CHAINS, Shackles, And Migrant Flights And Calls It ASMR!
'We're going back': Proud Boys and Oath Keepers plan presser at Capitol they stormed...what could go wrong?
Article: "'We're going back': Proud Boys and Oath Keepers plan presser at Capitol they stormed" by Matt Laslo.
Article: "Video shows GOP congressman leading tour of Capitol complex the day before Jan. 6 attack" by Kathryn Watson.
Article: "Trump posts video that shows image of Biden tied up in the back of a truck" by Kate Sullivan and Shania Shelton.
Article: "US attorney launches probes into whether Schumer, Garcia made threats to justices, Musk" by Rebecca Beitsch.
Creepy Missouri GOPer Wants To Set Up Registry Of Those 'At Risk' Of Seeking Abortion
Article: "Creepy Missouri GOPer Wants To Set Up Registry Of Those 'At Risk' Of Seeking Abortion" by Robyn Pennacchia.
Bill: "H.R.22 - SAVE Act" by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21].
Article: "Trump Slips in Poll, Musk Lags" by Bob Cronin.
Article: "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez" (AOC) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Jasmine Crockett" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Sheldon Whitehouse" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Jamie Raskin" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director after fears he will 'carry out Trump's bidding'" by Rhian Lubin.
Article: "A progressive podcast just dethroned Joe Rogan, what to know about the 'MeidasTouch Podcast'" by Ariel Messman-Rucker.
Article: "Trump and Musk crippled our most important global aid agency. The consequences are grim" by Robin Abcarian.
Article: "History of the Catholic Church and homosexuality" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Why Friday the 13th Spelled Doom for the Knights Templar" by Barbara Maranzani.
Article: "Third rail (politics)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Yes, Musk said he'd ask Trump about $5K checks for US taxpayers funded by DOGE savings" by Amelia Clarke.
Article: ""Are We Sleepwalking into Autocracy?" Trump Embraces Authoritarian Playbook of Hungary's Orbán" by Democracy Now!
Article: "Forest Park (Portland, Oregon)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Court ends legal fight of Florida prosecutor ousted by DeSantis" by Jim Saunders.
Article: "DEI Exposes the Myth of White Male Superiority — And That's Why They Hate It" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: Can we all be like Chris Kluwe?
Article: "Be Like Chris Kluwe" by Jim Stewartson.
Geeky Science: You need to have a bird flu plan for you cats or they will die...
Article: "People can spread bird flu to their cats, U.S. study suggests" by AFP.
Article: "H5N1 Avian Influenza and your cat" by Cornell Feline Health Center.
Article: "The 56 Most Clever Protest Signs From "Not My Presidents Day" Protests" by Matt Stopera.
Site: End The Bribe System (bumper stickers, etc.).
Article: "Trump calls himself 'king' after DOT strikes down NYC's controversial congestion pricing program" by ABC7.
Article: "Yes, the White House posted an image of Trump captioned 'Long live the king'" by Joey Esposito.
Site: "Indivisible".
Site: 50501.
Article: "As Musk works to slash federal spending, his own firms have received billions in government contracts" by Soo Rin Kim.
Substack: "Integrated Activism".
Article: "Stock Market News: Dow, S&P 500 Mark Worst Day of 2025" by Barron's.
Article: "Trump tariffs, surging demand and fears of a US monetary reset are spooking the gold market" by Anil Padmanabhan.
Article: "Fed's Powell sees a ways to go on shrinking Fed holdings" by Michael S. Derby.
Article: "Quantitative Easing (QE)" by Investopedia.
Article: "Quantitative Tightening (QT)" by Investopedia.
Article: "RFK Jr. Promotes Raw Milk—What Does the FDA Say?" by Sophie Clark.
Article: "Are Runny Egg Yolks Safe to Eat?" by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi.
Article: "Amazon's James Bond takeover sparks fan anxiety and fury: exciting new era or a fumble for 007?" by Dominique Hines.
Article: "Chicago P.D. (TV series)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief" by Nafeez Ahmed and Zarina Zabrisky.
Book: American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery by Craig Unger.
Article: "Trump sera à Moscou pour les commémorations de la fin de la guerre" (Trump will be in Moscow for commemorations of the end of the war) (May 9) by François-Guillaume Lorrain.
Article: "Jonestown" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Jackie Speier" by Wikipedia.
Article: "12 Egg Facts the Industry Doesn't Want You to Know" by Ashley Capps.
Article: "Marco Rubio" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Read: JD Vance's full speech on the fall of Europe".