Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 12/12/25
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Friday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Who Do Trump & the GOP Really Work For?
Article: “Who Do Trump & the GOP Really Work For?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Combined Distributional Effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and of Tariffs“ by The Budget Lab at Yale.
Article: “TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won.“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “Trump, his administration move to punish outlets during second term“ by U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
Article: “Billionaires flooding money into Trump administration; public shunned“ by Lindsey Granger.
Book: The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class-and How to Rescue Our Future by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Blumenthal Exposes Billions in Legal Penalties & Fines Elon Musk Stands to Avoid Due to Government Power Grab“ by Richard Blumenthal.
Article: “Trump administration moves to remove millions of student loan borrowers from payment pause“ by Annie Nova.
Article: “Trump Tariffs Have Cost Average US Family Nearly $1,200 So Far“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “Trump’s Billionaire Education Secretary Makes ‘Backroom Deal’ to Shaft Low-Income Borrowers“ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “Trump Tax Priorities Total $5 to $11 Trillion“ by Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
Article: “100 days, 100 ways Trump has hurt workers“ by Celine McNicholas, Samantha Sanders, Josh Bivens, Margaret Poydock, and Daniel Costa.
Article: “Trump admin reverses rule requiring compensation for significant flight delays“ by Heather Sullivan.
Article: “Are We in a Recession?“ by Anna Helhoski.
Article: “Once Foes of Obamacare, Some Republicans Push to Protect It“ by Robert Jimison.
Article: “White House cancels nearly $8B in clean energy projects in blue states“ by Michael Phillis, Matthew Daly.
Article: “US to allow powerful AI chip sales to China, Trump says“ by Ari Hawkins, Katherine Long and Cheyenne Haslett.
Article: “US court suspends Trump layoff of hundreds at Voice of America“ by Blake Brittain and Jan Wolfe.
Article: “Trump administration scraps over 80% of USAID programs, top diplomat Rubio says“ by Humeyra Pamuk.
Article: “US suspends all military aid to Ukraine in wake of Trump-Zelenskyy row“ by Andrew Roth, Oliver Holmes.
Site: “vote.org“.
Article: “Warren Publishes New Analysis Comparing Republican Tax Breaks for Wealthy to Investments in American Families“ by Elizabeth Warren.
Article: “Aspen Skiing Co.’s coal mine methane-capture plant proves to be a lot more than hot air“ by Scott Condon.
Article: “Activists capturing and burning methane at an abandoned Colorado coal mine as a “macro solution” for the climate“ by Jason Blevins.
Article: “Landman (TV series)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Democrats release second batch of Epstein photos within hours“ by Caitlin Wilson and Emily McGarvey.
The trends are beating Trump up badly and embracing others, like Mamdani...
Article: “Trump’s very bad day“ by Laura Bassett.
Post: “It wasn’t even close. [video]” by Pete Buttigieg. Indiana state senate voted to reject GOP redistricting.
Article: “Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from US immigration detention“ by Lisa Lambert and Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu.
Article: “Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James for second time in a week“ by Max Matza.
Article: “Trump’s handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling“ by Linley Sanders And Will Weissert.
Article: “Mamdani and James take on high New York housing costs“ by Alix Breeden.
Article: “Home prices go negative for the first time in over 2 years — and may stay that way for a while“ by Diana Olick.
Article: “House passes bill to restore collective bargaining for federal employees“ by Drew Friedman.
Law: “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO)“.
Article: “Senate rejects dual healthcare bills as Obamacare tax credits expiration nears“ by Chris Stein.
Article: “Discharge petitions on Obamacare subsidies in limbo as Democratic leadership mulls next steps“ by Lauren Green and Rachel Schilke.
Site: Veterans For Peace.
Article: “Mike Malloy“ by Wikipedia.
YouTube: “Players Unlimited - Media“ (PUMP Politics).
Article: “NJ Congresswoman’s Defense Tests Bounds of Trump Immunity Ruling“ by Celine Castronuovo.
Article: “Shadow Docket Decided applications“ by SCOTUSblog.
Article: “Supreme Court Shadow Docket Tracker — Challenges to Trump Administration Actions“ by Brennan Center for Justice.
Law: “ArtI.S6.C1.3.1 Overview of Speech or Debate Clause“.
Trump is threatening to not pave the red state roads. How is that going to go over?
Article: “‘Roads Will Not Be Paved’: GOP Think Tank Says Trump Will Cut Off All Funding to Red State Unless It Passes New Map“ (Indiana) by BumRushDaShow.
Book: Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder: Savage Solutions by Michael Savage.
Article: “Kevin Sorbo“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “John Fetterman Brags That Brain Damage Made Him Abandon Progressives“ by Talia Jane.
Article: “Did a tapeworm really eat part of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s brain?“ by Adam Taylor.
Site: “Black Man Spy“ by Malcolm Nance.
Article: “Does Polyester Cause Cancer? What the Science Says“ by BiologyInsights.
Youtube: Bewitched.
Hour Two: How Trump is destroying social security.
- Alex Lawson, President - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security @alaw202 @socialsecurityworks.org
Article: “Trump Gunning to ‘Quietly Kill Off’ Social Security Offices“ by Will Neal.
Article: “CMS Barrels Ahead With WISeR, Providers and Seniors Left in the Dark“ by Seth Glickman.
Video: Raw Video: If You Get Sick, ‘Die Quickly’.
Article: “‘This is MAGA’: Outrage as Joni Ernst turns ‘we’re all going to die’ non-apology into a twofer“ by John Queally.
Article: “Senate rejects dueling health care bills as Obamacare deadline looms“ by Jordain Carney.
Site: The Trump Gold Card.
Article: “100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State“ by Anna Griffin, Amy Graff and Drew Atkins.
FBI’s Branch & Operations Director can’t answer who is Antifa, where are they, who are their members?
Article: “FBI Leader Crumbles During Basic Questions About Threat of “Antifa”“ by Hafiz Rashid.
Merry Christmas: the EU just kicked Trump and Putin in the nuts
Article: “BREAKING: The EU Just Handed Ukraine $300 Billion in Frozen Russian Assets, Considers MASSIVE US Bond Sell-off“ by Dean Blundell.
Article: “Katie Wilson“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “Constitution of the United States“, article 3 section 2. “... In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make....”
Article: “25 Years After Bush v. Gore, Supreme Court and Election Law Still Feel the Fallout“ by Stephen Spaulding.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “7 Years of Gutting Voting Rights“ by Myrna Pérez.
Article: “Memo Reveals How Sandra Day O’Connor Helped Get George W. Bush to the White House“ by Brett Wilkins.
Site: Democratic Underground.
Site: Daily Kos.
Site: Common Dreams.
Site: Raw Story.
Site: Alternet.
Site: OpEdNews.
Article: “Prairieland Defendants“ by DFW Support Committee.
Site: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Article: “Unitary executive theory“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Montesquieu’s Influence on Separation of Powers“ by U.S. Constitution.net.
Speech: “A Rendezvous With Destiny“, 27 June 1936 acceptance speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt. “An old English judge once said: “Necessitous men are not free men.”“
Hour Three: ICE agents wrongfully detained US citizen who ‘looked Somali’ in Minneapolis
Article: “ICE agents wrongfully detained US citizen who ‘looked Somali’ in Minneapolis, city leaders say“ by Anthony Orrico.
Article: “EU freezes Russian assets ahead of pivotal Ukraine talks“ by Ben Hall, Paola Tamma, Christopher Miller.
Article: “Russia sues Euroclear over frozen assets“ by Max Seddon.
Article: “THIS is how quickly Russian police clamp down on free speech as war rages in Ukraine: Protester is dragged away just THREE SECONDS after holding up sign in Moscow“ by David Averre.
Trump signs executive order blocking states from regulating AI - Order, which lacks the force of law, also creates taskforce whose ‘sole responsibility’ will be challenging states’ AI laws
Article: “Trump signs executive order aimed at preventing states from regulating AI“ by Nick Robins-Early and Dara Kerr.
Article: “PayPal Mafia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “South Park season 28 episode 5 is everything I wanted this Christmas thanks to its shock ending“ by Jasmine Valentine.
Article: “RFK Jr and Trump official do pull-ups in bizarre airport press conference“ by Io Dodds.
Article: “Medigap“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Under Trump’s Regime Only Obedience is Legal and Even Discussing Defiance is a Crime?!?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Measles is spreading...
Article: “Hundreds quarantined as measles outbreaks spread in two more states“ by TheCriticalMind.
Law: “H.R.10541 - Vaccination Assistance Act of 1962“.
Article: “Mary Richardson Kennedy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Wendell Potter“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How Many Watergate Defendants Went to Jail?“ by LegalClarity.
Article: “Trump says the US secured at least $18 trillion worth of investments this year. That’s wrong “ by Louis Jacobson, Nick Karmia.
Book: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote and How to Get It Back by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Mangled Ballots Resurrected“.
Article: “How Are Bonuses Taxed? A Quick Explanation“ by IRS.
Video: Rockelbel’s Canon (Pachelbel’s Canon in D with an Unexpected Twist) The Piano Guys.
Article: “JFK’s granddaughter shares terminal cancer diagnosis“ by Max Matza.
Article: “Macrobiotic diet“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State by Mahmood Mamdani.
Article: “Mahmood Mamdani“ by Wikipedia.
Song: “Night Train“ by Bruce Cockburn.
Article: “Trump administration alters national parks’ free-entry days, cutting MLK Day and Juneteenth“ by Alexandra Marquez.
Article: “Juneteenth“ by Wikipedia.