Friday’s Daily Stack
Thom will be on holiday next week and the week after. Alex Lawson will be filling in for the first week and Jefferson Smith for the second. I’m taking the time off too, so there will be no Sue’s Stack. We’ll be back on Monday 23rd.
Hour One: no show as there was a power cut.
On the podcasts, hour 1 contains the beginning of the show, i.e. hour 2 below. Hour 2 has Craig Unger from the show of 14 October ‘26 (see stack for links). Hour 3 = hour 3.
Hour Two: A Family’s Final Flight Exposes a Terrifying Question: Is Climate Change Outrunning Our Ability to Stay Safe?
Article: “A Family’s Final Flight Exposes a Terrifying Question: Is Climate Change Outrunning Our Ability to Stay Safe?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Convective Storm Development Under Scrutiny In Fatal Learjet 60 Crash In Florida“ by FL360aero.
Article: “What Went Wrong with News Coverage of the LA Fires“ by Evan George.
Article: “The One Number That Shows Why Climate Change Is Making Hurricane Season Worse“ by Justin Worland.
Article: “Climate Shift Index: Ocean“ by Climate Central.
Article: “Climate change media coverage fell 14% in 2025“ by Brigitta Rongstad.
Article: “AC No: 00-24C: This advisory circular (AC) describes the hazards of thunderstorms to aviation and offers guidance to help prevent accidents caused by thunderstorms.“ by FAA.
Article: “Learjet 60 crashes near West Palm Beach, Florida“ by Ian Petchenik.
Article: “Aviation Meteorologists: Urgent Actions Needed to Address Staffing Concerns“ by GAO.
Article: “Megyn Kelly Slammed for Targeting Nathalia Filgueiras’ Age Despite Claims She Was Not Flying the Learjet“ by Catherine Armecin Martin.
Article: “NTSB Finds Learjet’s Left Elevator Up to 3.8 Miles From Florida Crash Site, Showing Tail Broke Before Impact“ by Christian Nogot Puno.
Article: “National TV news covered the catastrophic Central Texas floods with depth and urgency, but connections to climate, preparedness, and policy were uneven“ by Evlondo Cooper.
Article: “National TV news networks largely neglected climate connection in Los Angeles wildfires coverage“ by Evlondo Cooper.
Article: “National TV news largely failed to connect Hurricane Helene to climate change despite clear signals“ by Evlondo Cooper.
Article: “Hurricane Milton spurred deeper climate coverage. But national TV news shouldn’t need historic storms to connect weather and warming.“ by Evlondo Cooper.
Article: “National TV news largely failed to connect the record-breaking eastern U.S. heat dome to climate change“ by Evlondo Cooper.
Article: “ABC, CBS, and NBC aired nearly 200 segments about three U.S. heat events without mentioning climate change“ by Evlondo Cooper.
Article: “How broadcast TV networks covered climate change in 2025“ by Evlondo Cooper.
Article: “Federal disaster reports under the Trump administration leave journalists to source climate explanations elsewhere“ by Evlondo Cooper.
Article: “Hurricane Helene was wetter and windier due to climate change, report finds — with same expected of Milton“ by Evan Bush.
Article: “Florida Plane Crash Revives Debate Over Female Pilots“ by Marni Rose McFall.
Case: “National Weather Service Employees Organization v. Trump “.
Article: “What’s next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?“ by Josh Funk.
Article: “Record rain for parts of Florida; will the rain continue to Election Day?“ by Irene Sans.
Article: “Pilot in Learjet crash that killed 9 in Florida was a husband, father and a devout Christian“ by AP.
Tweet: “1000 Year Rain Event Exceeded by almost 2X in Palm Beach Florida! For at least the 3rd time in 3 days the US has had a 1000 year rainfall event, based on our historical climate. 17 inches in 6 hours in Palm Beach Gardens. Beats the criteria of 9” by 1.8X! Staggering. Unfortunately this storm may have very well been related to the jet accident...“ by Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf).
Article: “Colossal rains and flash floods hammer the U.S. Southwest and Florida peninsula“ by Bob Henson and Jeff Masters.
Article: “Epstein files“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘My friends will get hurt’: Trump blew up over threats to expose Epstein accomplices“ by Travis Gettys.
White House is warning conservatives allies that it’s “monitoring” them after the blue wave wipeout
Article: “White House warns conservative allies it’s ‘monitoring’ them after GOP wipeout: report“ by Erik De La Garza.
Article: “‘I’m on a Roll!’ Bernie Sanders Stopped, Brought Back Down to Earth By MS NOW Host During Medicare For All Rant“ by Kathryn Wilkens.
Quote: “Humanity is fast forgetting the terrible lessons of two world wars and the Holocaust. Meanwhile, the titans of Silicon Valley dig bunkers for themselves and warn that the artificial intelligence they’re creating risks human extinction.“ - Jon Ossoff.
Article: “Survival of the richest: The billionaires building doomsday bunkers“ by Aobh O’Brien-Moody.
Democrats are laying the groundwork to investigate some of the country’s largest companies, setting off a scramble among executives who courted Trump.
Article: “Corporate America courted Trump. Now a blitz of investigations is coming.“ by Pranshu Verma.
Good News. Newsom Declares Death Penalty ‘Incompatible With California’s Values,’ Commutes All of State’s Death Sentences to Life in Prison
Article: “Newsom Declares Death Penalty ‘Incompatible With California’s Values,’ Commutes All of State’s Death Sentences to Life in Prison“ by Sarah Rumpf.
Quote: “Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.“ - John Donne.
Article: “North Carolina State Senate Election Results 2026“ by Carrie Hodgin.
Article: “Bipartisan US Senate bill could speed up AI data center buildout: report“ (BAAJA) by Brandon Evans.
Site: No Dirty Data Center Deal.
Article: “Democratic Minority Leader Schumer: Our enemy is Trump, not each other“ by The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.
Article: “Could Trump’s Obsession With Gold and Grand Monuments Reveal a Much Bigger Threat to Democracy?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Quote: “The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines“ - Frank Lloyd Wright.
Article: “Ceaușima“ (Ceaușescu’s replacement of central Bucharest) by Wikipedia.
Book: Stranger and Stranger: The Neuroscience of How Mind and Cosmos Communicate by Richard Silberstein.
Article: “Should We Eliminate the Social Security Tax Cap? “ by Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Article: “An Interview with Michael Hutchison“ by Thom Hartmann.
Hour Three: Crazy Alert. Trump just signed a proclamation to make his tacky gold-covered Oval Office and Cabinet Room makeovers permanent. He wants his gaudy arts-and-crafts nightmare to haunt the White House forever!
Article: “Trump mocked for shielding his ‘gold-plated midlife crisis’ with post-election order “ by Bennito L. Kelty.
Article: “Reflecting Pool already deteriorating after Trump’s midterm speech appearance: WaPo“ by Tom Boggioni.
Article: “Nicolle Wallace: Trump’s Rendition Of A Ballroom Looks Like The Winter Palace Ballroom In Russia“ by Ian Schwartz.
Article: “Trump is found guilty on 34 felony counts. Read the counts here“ by Ximena Bustillo, Hilary Fung.
Article: “Trump tries to get 2024 conviction in hush-money corruption case thrown out“ by Guardian.
Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk. Really?! This is why we need regulation.
Article: “Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk“ by Johana Bhuiyan.
Law: “Telecommunications Act of 1996“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What you should know about Section 230, the rule that shaped today’s internet“ by Barbara Ortutay.
Hello Trump. Epstein files back in spotlight after midterms
Article: “Epstein files back in spotlight after midterms“ by Avery Lotz.
Article: “GOP’s losses will raise pressure on conservative Supreme Court justices to retire“ by Justin Jouvenal.
Article: “Vito Corleone“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Donald Trump declares himself ‘Mr Veto’ and shares new image of ‘Veto’ hat“ by Somaiyah Hafeez, Athena Dawson.
Article: “Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP’s midterm defeat“ by Seung Min Kim.
Article: “Sean Casten“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What Is Capitalism? History, Pros & Cons, vs. Socialism“ by Daniel Liberto.
Article: “When Income Was Taxed at 94%: How FDR Tackled Debt and Reckless Republicans“ by FlaglerLive.
Article: “Bernie Sanders launches Medicare for All push“ by Robert King and Simon J. Levien.
Article: “Trump-GOP Tax Law Encourages Companies to Move Jobs Offshore–and New Tax Cuts Won’t Change That “ by ITEP Staff, Matthew Gardner, Steve Wamhoff (2020).
Article: “Policy Brief: Dissecting Congress’s $170b Tax Cut for U.S. Multinational Corporations“ by Thomas Georges and Zorka Milin (2025).
Article: “What is Moore’s Law?“ by Max Roser, Hannah Ritchie, and Edouard Mathieu.
Article: “Andy Barr“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rep. Barr wins Kentucky Senate seat held by McConnell“ by Newsmax Wires.
Article: “Zach Dembo“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Filibuster Was Grounded in Slavery and Now Threatens All Life on Earth“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “John Quincy Adams“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Assassination of Ali Khamenei“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action“ (JCPOA) (Iran nuclear deal) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Plenary Action” by The Law Dictionary.
Article: “The Posse Comitatus Act Explained“ by Joseph Nunn.
Article: “Title 10 of the United States Code“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Did Stephen Miller say Trump has ‘plenary authority’ on CNN?“ by Anna Rascouët-Paz.
Article: “Stephen Miller Froze on CNN. “Plenary Authority” Slip Exposes Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda“ by Egberto Willies.
Article: “Election Commission of India“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gyanesh Kumar“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump cites Gyanesh Kumar while renewing push for SAVE America Act, praises India’s voter ID system“ by Shashank Mattoo.
Article: “‘How do you explain the deletion of 130 million names?’: why Indian voters are on the streets“ by Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shaikh Azizur Rahman.
Article: “Narendra Modi“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Cockroach Janta Party“ by Wikipedia.
Book: “The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class“ by Thom Hartmann.
Site: “No Kings“.
Article: “2028 U.S. Senate Elections“ by SenatorDB.
Steven Miller 😱can you believe this one ?! Here's hoping you have a good weekend, Sue ( don't watch Headlines from America) 😜