Sue's Daily Stack, Monday, 5 May, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Great MAGA Job Scam: How Trump is Plotting the New American Sweatshops
Article: "Trump fires EEOC and labor board officials, setting up legal fight" by Andrea Hsu.
Article: "CHIPS Act Passes: House Approves $280 Billion Bill To Boost Microchip Production And Counter China" by Brian Bushard.
Law: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022".
Article: "Biden signs $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law, unlocking funds for transportation, broadband, utilities" by Jacob Pramuk.
Book: The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.
Article: "United States Army" (Founded 14 June 1775) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Donald Trump" (born June 14, 1946) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump criticised after posting AI image of himself as Pope" by Max Matza.
Article: "Conclave to select new pope begins May 7 in Vatican City. What New Yorkers should know" by Ashley Catherine Fontones.
Article: "Timothy Dolan" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Monroe Doctrine" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Donald Trump Says Declaration of Independence Is About 'Love and Respect' — Watch Reporter's Viral Reaction" by Meredith Kile.
As Trump is uncertain about upholding the constitution, understand that is what safeguards freedom, justice, and the rule of law...
Article: "Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know'" by Amanda Terkel and Lawrence Hurley.
Article: "6 noteworthy moments from Trump's "Meet the Press" interview" by Donica Phifer.
Article: "A 'beautiful baby girl' doesn't need so many dolls, Trump says. Also: five pencils are enough" by Joey Garrison.
Article: "What is Bondi telling Trump about the Supreme Court's Abrego Garcia order?" by Jordan Rubin.
Law: "5th Amendment" (double jeopardy, witness against self, due process, taking clause, due compensation).
Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies 'produced in foreign lands' - President calls films 'national security threat' - Come on!...Stop telling us what we can do and not do.
Article: "Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies 'produced in foreign lands'" by Guardian.
Article: "James Cameron says US under Trump is 'horrifying' as he becomes New Zealand citizen" by Sian Cain.
Crazy Alert! New rules. When you defend Trump, don't do too "weakly"...Narcissists need adoration and effusion.
Article: "'So Pathetic!' Trump Attacks Howard Kurtz for Defending Him Too 'Weakly' on Fox: 'Time to Retire!'" by Caleb Howe.
Article: "Current World Dictators" by PlanetRulers.
Article: "Israel security cabinet approves plan to 'capture' Gaza, official says" by David Gritten.
Article: "From 1888 to 2025, the fight continues" by IAM Union.
Article: "Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy" by Julia Carrie Wong.
Article: "Albert J. Dunlap" (Chainsaw Al) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional, judge rules" by Hugo Lowell.
Article: "Law firms pledge almost $1 billion in free work to Trump" by Sam Baker.
Article: "Vast China-Russia resources trade shifts to yuan from dollars in Ukraine fallout" by Chen Aizhu.
Article: "US cedes ground to China with 'self-inflicted wound' of USAid shutdown, analysts say" by Helen Davidson and Amy Hawkins.
Article: "China's Xi Jinping to pay official visit to Russia, alongside Victory Day celebrations" by AP.
Hour Two: Progressive Town Hall (full hour w/calls)
- Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA, 17th District) / Vice Chair-Congressional Progressive Caucus / Author - Dignity In A Digital Age @RepRoKhanna
Article: "'Another Obama?': Democrats take fight to GOP districts, address voter anxieties on Trump" by Savannah Kuchar.
Article: "'We cannot survive this': Trump's cuts to USDA programs hurt West Virginia schools, food banks and farmers " by Tre Spencer.
Article: "Former Judges Condemn Trump Administration's Arrest of Wisconsin Judge" by Julie Bosman.
Article: "US consumer spending surges in March, inflation cools" by Reuters.
Article: "Due Process Clause" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Tariffs in the second Trump administration" by Wikipedia.
Article: "'It's a dangerous situation': GOP rep. with most Medicaid constituents sends a warning" by Ben Leonard and Meredith Lee Hill.
Speech: "In Defense of the Courts and the University " by Ro Khanna, Yale Law School, 4.15.25.
Article: "The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world" by David Robson.
Article: "Japan Can't Get an Answer on What the US Wants From a Trade Deal: Report" by Jaron Schneider.
Article: "Japanese finance minister says selling U.S. bonds a "card on the table"" by Ben Berkowitz.
Article: "Japan's Kato Walks Back Talk of Treasuries Sale in Trade Talks" by Yoshiaki Nohara and Takashi Umekawa.
Article: "Carney's Checkmate: How Canada's Quiet Bond Play Forced Trump to Drop Tariffs" by Dean Blundell.
Article: "Oversight Committee sends well wishes to ailing Gerry Connolly" by Katherine Tully-McManus.
Article: "David Hogg, 25, announces $20m plan to oust 'do nothing' Democrats - and party is furious" by Falyn Stempler.
Bill: "H.R.867 - IGO Anti-Boycott Act" by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17].
Law: "First Amendment to the United States Constitution" "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.".
Article: "Infallibility" by Wikipedia.
Article: "What Does Marjorie Taylor Greene's Hat Say?" by Jasmine Li.
Painting: "The Coronation of Napoleon" by Jacques-Louis David.
Article: "Napoleon Insists that Pope Pius VII. Shall Crown Him" After the painting by Jean Paul Laurens.
Article: "Student loan collections restart May 5: Here's what you need to know" by Melissa Chan.
Article: "New Oklahoma School Curriculum Requires Students to Learn "The Big Lie"" by Chris Walker.
Article: "Read the full transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by 'Meet the Press' moderator Kristen Welker" by Kristen Welker.
Law: "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act" by Wikipedia.
Site: Election Truth Alliance (Youtube).
Site: SMART Elections.
Article: "'He needs to resign': Democrats react with quiet shock to damning John Fetterman profile" by John Bowden.
Article: "US and Ukraine sign minerals deal that solidifies investment in Kyiv's defense against Russia" by Andrew Roth.
Article: "Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems" by Lindsay Whitehurst.
Article: "New Deal" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Marshall Plan" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Economic Bill of Rights" by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Hour Three: Are republicans set to give DOGE the keys to social security? Hands off!
- Alex Lawson, President - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security @alaw202 @socialsecurityworks.org
Article: "Republicans Set to Give Self-Described 'DOGE Person' Keys to Social Security Agency" by Jake Johnson.
Letter: "to The Honorable Susan Collins, Chair, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate", May 2, 2025 by Russell T. Vought (re budget).
Article: "Testimony by Martin O'Malley, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health And Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, November 20, 2024".
Article: "Musk Goons Purged Living U.S. Citizens from Social Security" by Michael Daly.
Article: "Employee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep up" by Ashley Lopez.
Article: "Nearly 2 Million More People Will Need to Visit Social Security Offices Under Revised Policy" by Kathleen Romig.
Article: "Trump Cuts Threaten Agency Running Meals on Wheels" by Reed Abelson.
Event: May 5, 6pm ET: Senate Swamp: Seniors, Unions, Lawmakers, and Advocates to Rally Against the Nomination of Frank Bisignano to Lead Social Security.
Article: "11 WTF Moments From 'Character Limit,' the Book About How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter" by Miles Klee.
Article: "Third rail (politics)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "All the U.S. Citizens Who've Been Caught Up in Trump's Immigration Crackdown" by Chas Danner.
Article: "Operation Wetback" by Wikipedia.
Here's where we are on the voyage to fascism...
Article: "This Week in American Autocracy" by Olga Lautman.
Article: "Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 102" by Olga Lautman.
Article: "The State Department Makes an Enemies List" by Anne Applebaum.
Article: "Employment by major industry sector" by BLS.
Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.
Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.
Article: "Suno AI" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Obama Record on Deportations: Deporter in Chief or Not?" by Muzaffar Chishti, Sarah Pierce, and Jessica Bolter.
Article: "Comparison of the Obama, Trump [45], and Biden Administration Immigration Enforcement Priorities" by LEITF.
Article: "Trump shrugs off shortage fears over China tariffs: 'Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30'" by Steven Nelson.
Article: "Three-card monte" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Bill Maher's full monologue on his Donald Trump meeting: Read the transcript" by KiMi Robinson.
Article: "'Why are they involved?' Insiders 'nervous' as USPS tapped to hunt down migrants " by Matthew Chapman.
Quote: "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin.