Sue's Daily Stack, Monday, 22 September, 2025

Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show

Monday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: The Oldest Warning Sign: How History Links the Death of Comedy to the Death of Democracy
Article: "The Oldest Warning Sign: How History Links the Death of Comedy to the Death of Democracy" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "FCC derided as "Federal Censorship Commission" after pushing Jimmy Kimmel off ABC" by Jon Brodkin.
Article: "Trump pushes justice department to prosecute his political opponents" by Robin Levinson-King.
Article: "Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime" by Wireless to The New York Times, Feb. 4, 1939.
Article: "Propaganda: How The Trump Administration Is Breaking The Law And Wasting Taxpayer Dollars With Giant Banners Of Donald Trump" by Adam Schiff.
Article: "Massive banners with Trump's face are adorning some federal buildings in DC. Democrats are crying foul" by Camila DeChalus.
Article: "Trump Claims Excessive Criticism of Him on TV Is 'Illegal' and 'No Longer Free Speech'" by Mediaite.
Article: "Can comedy help conquer fascism?" by Mark Jacob.

Article: "Charlie Kirk's Watchlist Made Some Professors' Lives a 'Living Hell'" by Katherine Mangan and Jasper Smith.

You should be alarmed at Trump's new restrictions on Pentagon reporters
Article: "Trump's New Restrictions on Pentagon Reporters 'Should Alarm Every American'" by Jon Queally.

Article: "Trump says US hit another 'drug vessel', Venezuela slams 'undeclared war'" by News Agencies.

They are coming for Social Security again - this one is outrageous....
Article: "Outrage after Trump 'crony' lets the 'cat out of the bag' on Social Security" by David Badash.

Article: "'Scary as all hell': Onlookers horrified as Stephen Miller parrots Nazi speech" by Travis Gettys.
Article: "Horst Wessel" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Sturmabteilung: Hitler's Unofficial Army Of Thugs" (brownshirts) by Gina Dimuro.

Trump is going after another adversary and he's firing a prosecutor to get away with it.....
Article: "'Unbelievable': Senator scorches Trump for firing prosecutor who couldn't charge adversary" by Matthew Chapman.

Article: "Howard Stern Says He Has Canceled Disney+ In Protest of Jimmy Kimmel Suspension" by Alex Weprin.
Article: "Ferdinand Marcos" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Evelio Javier" by Wikipedia.
Article: "King and Trump hail UK-US special relationship in state banquet speech" by Sean Coughlan.
Video: Watch Trump and King Charles' full remarks at state dinner with British royal family.
Article: "UK, Canada and Australia announce formal recognition of Palestine, with wave of Israel's allies to follow" by Patrick Wintour.
Article: "What to Know About the Visa Standoff Between Trump and the United Nations" by Farnaz Fassihi.
Article: "Trump promised Patriots for Ukraine. Now Europe has to provide them" by Gram Slattery, Mike Stone, Jonathan Landay and Steve Holland.
Article: "Hungarian diaspora" by Wikipedia.
Site: We are America.
Event: 18 Oct. No Kings Day.
Site: No Kings Day.

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Hour Two: Homan tried to sell the border for 50K and so far is getting away with it...
Article: "Ex-Trump 'fixer' slams Tom Homan for selling America's borders 'to the highest bidder'" by Robert Davis.
Article: "Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash" by Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer, Maggie Haberman and Hamed Aleaziz.
Article: "The Cava Bag of Corruption" by Michael Cohen.

Article: "Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches." by Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Bradley Hope, Tripp Mickle and Paul Mozur.
Law: "Constitution of the United States" Article 2 section 4 (impeachment). "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
Article: "Trump fires 17 Inspectors General" by EPI.
Article: "Trump fires top US military officers - including America's most senior commander" by Sky News.
Article: "Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as intelligence head despite fears of pro-Russia stance" by Léonie Chao-Fong.
Article: "Elon Musk's Federal Job Cuts Threaten Older And Black Workforce Most" by Sheila Callaham.
Article: "Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee could hurt US growth, economists warn" by Lauren Almeida.

California has banned ICE masks - how are they going to implement it?
Article: "No More Masked ICE In LA; Gov. Newsom Signs 'No Secret Police' Act In Latest MAGA Rebuke: "Kristi Noem Is Going To Have A Bad Day Today"" by Dominic Patten.
Video: Governor Newsom signs historic legislation to protect immigrant communities, hold Trump accountable.
Video: Newsom taunts ICE after mask ban: 'What are you afraid of?'.
Article: "California becomes first state to ban face coverings for most law enforcement" by AP.
Article: "ICE is now richer than most of world's militaries thanks to Trump's new funding" by Ariana Baio.

Video: Rand Paul says FCC 'was wrong to weigh in' on Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.
Article: "'Dangerous as hell': Cruz blasts FCC's Jimmy Kimmel takedown" by Cassandra Dumay.
Article: "Estonia is third NATO ally in 10 days to suffer Russian airspace violation" by Peter Felstead.
Article: "Pa joins northeast state health coalition as CDC shakeups concern experts " (Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont - not New Hampshire) by Ian Karbal.
Article: "Hawaii to join West Coast Health Alliance with Washington, California, and Oregon" by Bob Ferduson.
Article: "Alexander M.M. Uballez" by Wikipedia.
Video: Mayoral Candidate Alexander Uballez on Crime, Housing in Albuquerque.
Video: Alex Uballez for Mayor of Albuquerque.
Bill: "H.R.5300 - Department of State Policy Provisions Act" by Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]. (wide ranging, includes Sec. 226. No passports for terrorists and traffickers.)
Article: "GOP bill to empower Marco Rubio to revoke passports draws public backlash" by Ja'han Jones.

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Hour Three: The Bureau of Labor has postponed key economic data report. Why?
Article: "Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report" by Courtenay Brown.

Article: "Trump firing of labor statistics chief 'undermines credibility', ex-leaders say" by Michael Sainato.
Article: "Hundreds of South Koreans detained in massive ICE raid at Hyundai plant" by Robin Levinson King and Kayla Epstein.
Article: "Trump Slaps His Name on Infrastructure Projects Funded by Biden" by Robert McCoy.
Article: "Trump administration cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects at ports" by Lauren Sommer.
Article: "Judge lifts Trump's halt of nearly complete offshore wind energy project" by Jennifer McDermott, Matthew Daly.

Article: "ABC excluded from Trump's UK press conference as British officials deny any link to clash with Australian journalist" by Amanda Meade.
Site: ABC Radio National.
Site: Live ABC NewsRadio.
Podcast: Verdict with Ted Cruz.

Feds are coming up empty linking Kirk shooter to left-wing groups. It's a huge fascist setback for them.....
Article: "See the text messages that prosecutors say Charlie Kirk shooting suspect exchanged with his roommate" by Matt Stiles and Gillian Roberts.
Article: "Charlie Kirk railed against transgender rights. His killing has further fueled the fight" by Kevin Rector, Ana Ceballos.
Article: "Trump confirms gay investor and SC native as Treasury Secretary" (Scott Bessent) by Jonathan Golian.
Article: "Feds coming up empty in attempt to link Kirk shooter to left-wing groups: NBC News" by Tom Boggioni.
Article: "The Sturmabteilung: Hitler's Unofficial Army Of Thugs" (brownshirts) by Gina Dimuro.

Article: "Trump, ICE target police in Chicago, other cities for recruitment in NFL ad" by Jake Sheridan.
Article: "Stephen Miller (political advisor)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Pee-wee Herman" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world" by David Robson.
Article: "Incel" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Groyper" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Nick Fuentes" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Was Tyler Robinson a Groyper? Charlie Kirk shooting suspect being linked to alt-right movement" by Shuvrajit Das Biswas.
Article: "Hyundai CEO calls for new US visa system for short-term workers" by Taylor Nicole Rogers, Kana Inagaki and Song Jung-a.
Article: "US created 911,000 fewer jobs through March 2025 than initially reported" by Michael Sainato.