Sue's Daily Stack, Monday, 23 June, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Progressive Town Hall (full hour w/calls)
- Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA, 17th District) / Vice Chair-Congressional Progressive Caucus / ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI) / member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability @RepRoKhanna
Article: "'There was no imminent threat,' Thomas Massie says in joining Ro Khanna in decrying Iran strike" by Nicole Markus.
Article: "Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons" by Wikipedia.
Article: "AOC floats Trump impeachment over Iran strikes" by Andrew Solender.
Article: "Libya–United States relations" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Declaration of war by the United States" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Appeals court extends order allowing Trump to deploy National Guard to L.A." by Melissa Quinn.
Article: "Immigrant father of three Marines is violently detained, injured by federal agents, son says" by Kaitlyn Huamani.
Executive Order: "Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement To Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens" by Donald J. Trump.
Article: "Iran–United States relations" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Joe Manchin" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Kyrsten Sinema" by Wikipedia.
Article: "David Hogg" by Wikipedia.
Article: "TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won" by Greg Palast.
Case: "Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute" (2018 voter purges).
Article: "A Guide to Voter Caging" by Justin Levitt.
Article: "Millions of acres of public land in Colorado, other Western states could be sold under Senate reconciliation bill" by Caitlyn Kim.
Article: "Montana exempted from bill that would sell millions of acres of public lands" by Moosetrack Megan.
Article: "Franking Privilege: Historical Development and Options for Change" by CRS.
Hour Two: Trump's Iran War Fever: A Deadly Cure for His Political Collapse
Article: "Trump's Iran War Fever: A Deadly Cure for His Political Collapse?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "What was in the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump withdraw the US from it?" by Meredith Deliso.
Article: "Trump's cuts to Voice of America may be welcomed by China's government" by Ken Moritsugu, Huizhong Wu.
Article: "Pottawatomie Massacre" by Christopher Rein.
Article: "Boulder: Is it Time to End the Second Amendment?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Saturday Report 6/21/25 — Astonishing: Give Trump a million dollars & you get to become an Army officer, complete with a uniform & everybody must salute you! " by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "The Chilling Republican Plan to Slam Shut the Courthouse Doors on Average Americans" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Karoline Leavitt Says Judges Shouldn't Have Power Over Trump" by Edith Olmsted.
Article: "Remembering the War Through the Mails: Postwar Confederate Patriotic Envelopes and the Reconstruction of Civil War Memory" by Steven R. Boyd.
Article: "Bush Wanted To Invade Iraq If Elected in 2000" by Russ Baker.
Article: "Layoff notices delivered to hundreds of Voice of America employees" by Al Jazeera.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Confrontation or Collaboration? Congress and the Intelligence Community" by Eric Rosenbach and Aki J. Peritz.
Bill: "H. R. 4928: National Security Reforms and Accountability Act" by Mr. M C Govern.
Article: "The Killing of Qassem Soleimani" by Lieutenant Colonel Scott A. Hodges.
Article: "109 US troops diagnosed with TBI after Iran missile barrage says Pentagon in latest update " by Diana Stancy.
Video: "Kristi Noem says the feds are coming to 'liberate' Los Angeles".
Article: "Some lawmakers in both parties question the legality of Trump's Iran strikes" by Sahil Kapur.
Article: "Bleeding Kansas: A Stain on Kansas History" by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Article: "Iran's foreign minister heading to Russia to meet with Putin after US strikes" by Jacob Parry.
Article: "Khamenei controls massive financial empire built on property seizures" by Steve Stecklow, Babak Dehghanpisheh and Yeganeh Torbati.
Article: "Trump asks why there would not be 'regime change' in Iran" by Reuters.
Article: "The Crime Against Kansas" by U.S. Senate.
Article: "Trump Appoints 22-Year-Old Ex-Gardener and Grocery Store Assistant to Lead U.S. Terror Prevention" by Tom Latchem.
Article: "31c. The Sack of Lawrence" by U.S. History.
Article: "Trump administration plans major downsizing at U.S. spy agencies" by Warren P. Strobel.
Article: "A Bad Time to Stifle Radio Free Iran" by WSJ.
Article: "How America is losing its military supremacy to China" by Allegra Mendelson.
Tweet: "What have the Americans accomplished with their nighttime strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran?
1. Critical infrastructure of the nuclear fuel cycle appears to have been unaffected or sustained only minor damage." by .
Article: "Study of Disputed Florida Ballots Finds Justices Did Not Cast the Deciding Vote" (Al Gore won) by Ford Fessenden and John M. Broder, November 12, 2001.
Article: "Iran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq in response to strikes, state media reports" by Jacqueline Howard, Jenna Moon, Brandon Livesay.
Article: "Trump slams Russia's Medvedev for claiming countries will give Iran nuclear warheads" by Kevin Breuninger.
Article: "US boosts emergency Mideast evacuations and travel warnings after Trump orders strikes in Iran" by Matthew Lee.
Article: "Iran launches missiles at US bases in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain" by Kashan Bhatti.
Article: "Where are the US military bases in the Middle East as Iran threatens retaliation?" by Alex Croft, Alicja Hagopian, Tom Watling.
Article: "Right to bear arms? Trump accused of plagiarising family crest" by Joel Gunter.
'Perpetual crisis mode': how Trump uses emergency declarations to push radical agenda - is it working
Article: "'Perpetual crisis mode': how Trump uses emergency declarations to push radical agenda" by Peter Stone.
Article: "List of national emergencies in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Article: "President Trump is declaring national emergencies faster than any other president" by Kat Lonsdorf.
Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).
Law: "Insurrection Act of 1807".
Article: "January 6 United States Capitol attack" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Report: Trump Only Paid $750 In Taxes For 2016 And 2017" by Nicholas Reimann.
Article: "Marjorie Taylor Greene turns on Trump team over war with Iran: 'A complete bait and switch'" by Eric Garcia.
Article: "Marjorie Taylor Greene deletes post accusing Trump of 'bait and switch'" by David Edwards.
Article: "Son of Iran's Last Shah Says Regime Nearing Collapse" by David Wainer.
Article: "Harris campaign raised $540m amid surge during Democratic convention" by AP.
Article: "Texas man charged for plans to throw fireworks at law enforcement during Los Angeles protests" by Dean Fioresi.
Article: ""Thank You For Giving Early Notice": Trump After Iran Targets US Air Base" by Anindita Sanyal.
Article: "Undeclared war" by Wikipedia.
Article: "NATO Secretary General outlines expectations ahead of historic Summit" by NATO.
Hour Three: 1/3 of all non-Trump voter think we now have a "dictatorship"
Article: "New Poll: Whopping THIRD Of Non-Trump Voters Think US Is 'Dictatorship'" by Tommy Christopher.
Law: "Patriot Act", 2001.
Trump is underning Watergate laws in massive shift of America's ethics system - we can't let him...
Article: "Trump undermines Watergate laws in massive shift of ethics system" by Naftali Bendavid.
This is why GOP try to be loyal - 'Little Boy Massie Will Be Fired': Trump Launches Super PAC Devoted to Taking Out GOP Rep Amid Public Feud – REPORT
Article: "'Little Boy Massie Will Be Fired': Trump Launches Super PAC Devoted to Taking Out GOP Rep Amid Public Feud – Report" by Caleb Howe.
Article: "Thomas Massie: US congressman condemned for Christmas guns photo" by BBC.
Article: "Chris LaCivita" by Wikipedia.
Documentary: The Evolution of Us.
Article: "Oil jumps to 5-month high after Iran votes to close Strait of Hormuz" by Pedro Goncalves.
Article: "Nuclear program of Iran" by Wikipedia.
Article: "What we know about US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites" by Thomas Mackintosh, Nadine Yousif.
Article: "Donald Trump says US has attacked three Iranian nuclear sites and 'totally obliterated' them" by Andrew Roth, William Christou, Julian Borger.
Article: "Iran's Fordo Site Said to Look Severely Damaged, Not Destroyed" by Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman.
Book: The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction--and How to Overcome It by James Kimmel Jr. JD.
Post: "EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today's NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker. My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-the-onion-nyt-ad-congress-cowardice" by Marisa Kabas.
Article: "Naval innovation: From coal to oil" by Hart Energy.
Article: "Anglo-Persian Oil Company" by Wikipedia.
Video: Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I.
Video: Counter Point: Did FDR Sign A Secret Oil Deal with Saudi Arabia?.
Article: "Saudi Aramco" by Wikipedia.
Article: ""Have You No Sense of Decency?"" by Joseph Welch.
Article: "Ten Commandments" by Wikipedia.
Article: "fairness doctrine" by Matt Stefon.