Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 05/26/26

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Tuesday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: America’s Deadliest Con: How Racism Keeps Millions Sick While Letting Healthcare Billionaires Cash In
Article: “America’s Deadliest Con: How Racism Keeps Millions Sick While Helping Healthcare Billionaires Cash In“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “White Americans’ ‘loser’ perceptions and redistributive policy preferences”“ by Sumeyye Mine Iltekin Gocer, Joanne M. Miller.
Article: “2026 California billionaire tax initiative“ by Wikipedia.
Site: “The Hartmann Report“.
Article: “Were It Not for White Supremacy, America Would Have Single-payer Healthcare“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Jayapal, Sanders, Dingell, Hundreds of Health Care Workers Introduce Medicare for All“ by Pramila Jayapal.
Article: “Is It Better to Be Poor in Bangladesh or the Mississippi Delta?“ by Annie Lowrey.
Article: “Which states have the highest maternal mortality rates?“ by USAFacts.
Article: “Life Expectancy by State 2026“ by World Population Review.
Article: “White Americans oppose federal programs to spite other races: study“ by Adam Lynch.
Book: The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “51 US healthcare billionaires: Forbes“ by Kristin Kuchno.
Article: “Maternal Mortality in the United States, 2025“ by Eugene Declercq, Laurie C. Zephyrin.
Article: “RELEASE: Ten Republican-Led States Jeopardize Lives by Rejecting Full Medicaid Expansion“ by DLCC.
Article: “Mississippi Infant Mortality Emergency Underscores US Health Crisis“ by March of Dimes.
Article: “Ranked: Countries With the Best Health Care in 2026“ by Dorothy Neufeld.
Article: “What A Real President Was Like“ by Bill D. Moyers.
Article: “Did LBJ Advocate: ‘Convince the Lowest White Man He’s Better Than the Best Colored Man’?“ by David Emery. “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.“
Article: “Nixon’s Southern strategy“ by James Boyd.
Article: “War on drugs“ by Wikipedia.
Video: “Willie Horton ad“.
Article: “Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories“ (birtherism) by Wikipedia.

Article: “Americans Used to Be the Tallest People on Earth. How Did the Dutch Take the Crown?“ by Ross Pomeroy.
Article: “Matilda effect“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ada Lovelace“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Katherine Johnson“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hedy Lamarr“ by Wikipedia.

Why Are Women Veterans Erased from Arlington’s Website?
Article: “Missing in Action: Women Service Members “Delisted” from Arlington National Cemetery Website“ by kellibusey.

One in Six Sentences Sucking Up to the Boss - Trump
Article: “Cabinet Devotes 1 Out of Every 6 Sentences Sucking Up to Trump, Wild NY Times Analysis Reveals“ by David Gilmour.

Site: NY400 - commemorating the founding of New York City - New York Quadricentennial Committee.
Article: “Pinkster“ by Wikipedia.
Site: “African Burial Ground National Monument New York“.
Article: “New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies“ (next hearing May 30, 2026) by New York State.
Site: “Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture“.
Video: New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies Public Hearing - Staten Island, NY.
Article: “History of slavery in New York (state)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What are the differences between Scribes, Pharisees, and Sadducees?“ by Matt Slick.
Article: “Thomas’ Citizens United Vote Enabled Billionaire Benefactor to Boost Political Power“ by Kenny Stancil.
Article: “The border is under tension: why Zelensky declares the threat of an attack by Belarus“ by Bogdan Lvovsky.
Article: “Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv“ by AP.
Article: “‘Leave Kyiv’: Why Russia’s latest Ukraine threat is a major escalation“ by Priyanka Shankar.
Article: “Medicare for All Act“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Canadians are not getting appointments quickly when they need them“ by Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Article: “U.S. health care is broken. Here are 3 ways it’s getting worse“ by Maria Aspan.
Article: “Trump’s $1.8 Billion Tax Slush Fund Could Land His New AG Up to 5 Years in a Federal Pen (Should Law and Order Ever Be Restored)“ (Todd Blanche) by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Trump says Civil Rights Act led to white people being ‘very badly treated’“ by Gerren Keith Gaynor.
Article: “Theodore Roosevelt (miniseries)“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Two: Do all roads lead to the inescapable and horrifying conclusion that Trump is a Russian asset?
- Craig Unger, Journalist / Author, “Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House“ @craigunger.bsky.social
Article: “The Trump-Russia Timeline (posts 1-23)“ by Craig Unger.
Article: “Trump’s oldest son said a decade ago that a lot of the family’s assets came from Russia“ by Brennan Weiss.
Article: “Eric Trump reportedly bragged about Russian funding streams“ by Laurel Raymond.
Article: “#5 Trump’s Russian Laundromat(1984)“ by Craig Unger.
Article: “Donald Trump was gifted $400M by his father, and still filed for bankruptcy six times“ by Chris Graham.
Article: “Steele dossier“ by Wikipedia.
Book: House of Trump, House of Putin by Craig Unger.
Book: American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery by Craig Unger.
Article: “Konstantin Kilimnik“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Is a Russian Asset. Why Won’t America Say It?“ by Craig Unger and Ben Cohen.

Article: “Inside a MAGA influencer’s turn against the right-wing machine“ (Ashley St. Clair) by Drew Harwell.
Article: “Elon’s baby mama Ashley St Clair claims Musk had secret election data before Trump victory was announced“ by Crisnel Longino.
Article: “Lawsuits involving the Department of Government Efficiency“ by Wikipedia.

Is the World About to Crash as Trump Holding the Match?
Article: “The world is heading toward a financial crisis – the state of US politics has left us ill-prepared“ by Eduardo Porter.
Article: “What is Moore’s Law?“ by Max Roser, Hannah Ritchie, and Edouard Mathieu.
Article: “AI bubble“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The bond market sell-off is more worrisome than the one in stocks. Here’s what to know.“ (April 2025) by Andrea Riquier.

Sweden Just Crushed Big Tobacco - that’s what happens with good government
Article: “‘Incredible’ milestone reached as Sweden becomes a smoke-free country“ by Emma Löfgren.
Law: “Preamble to the Constitution of the United States“.
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.“
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.

Article: “David Duke“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Family of Barack Obama“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How rat behavior may inform our understanding of racism“ by J Wolny.
Article: “Desegregation busing“ (forced busing) by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Trump Administration’s Assaults on Black History“ by Trey Walk.
Article: “Trump Sued for Firing Most of the Black Officials in Government“ by Hafiz Rashid.
Article: “School segregation in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Site: “Velshi“.
Article: “House passes housing bill still at odds with Senate version“ by Mark Schoeff Jr.
Article: “Trump, 79, Goes to Walter Reed as Doctors Sound Alarm“ by Leigh Kimmins.
Video: Why Are Americans So Bloody Stupid? .
Article: “Horace Mann“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Thom Hartmann’s Complete Guide to ADHD by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Montessori education“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Waldorf education“ (Steiner education) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Open primaries in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Closed primary“ by BallotPedia.
Site: “Vote.org“.
Article: “Iran is in the ‘process of blinking’ over the Strait of Hormuz, Petraeus says“ by Lim Hui Jie.

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Hour Three: Why America Can’t Stop Trump
- Rachel Bitecofer, PhD, Writes at The Cycle - on Substack / Author, “Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at their Own Game“ @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social @RachelBitecofer
Article: “Why America Can’t Stop Trump“ by Rachel “The Doc” Bitecofer.
Law: “25th Amendment Section 4“ (presidential succession). “Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.“
Article: “Cornyn fights for political life against Trump-endorsed Paxton in Texas“ by Nolan D. McCaskill.
Article: “Texas runoff election live results for statewide races“ by Aaron A. Bedoya.
Site: Indivisible.
Site: “No Kings“.
Article: “Trump-backed challenger defeats Republican rebel Massie in primary“ (Ed Gallrein) by Max Matza.
Article: “Massie race breaks spending record as pro-Israel groups target Trump critic“ by Ali Harb.

Article: “Wales Becomes the First Country in the World to Introduce Rules That Remove Politicians from Office for Lying“ by Festus Conteh.
Article: “Ken Paxton“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How the criminal case against Texas AG Ken Paxton abruptly ended after nearly a decade of delays“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jonathan Turley Says Bannon Perjured Himself In Roger Stone Case“ by Jon Levine.

What’s the Real Sleep Sweet Spot for Living Longer? Stay tuned...
Article: “A sleep-time ‘sweet spot’ is linked to healthy aging, study finds“ by Maggie Penman.

Article: “US senator says he was pepper-sprayed by federal agents during protest at ICE facility“ by José Olivares, Richard Luscombe and Victoria Bekiempis.
Article: “Dachau“ by United States Holocaust Museum Holocaust Encyclopedia.
Article: “Order of the Star Spangled Banner“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) “ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Snowflaking of White Privilege“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Marie Gluesenkamp Perez“ by Wikipedia.
Site: “Problem Solvers Caucus“.
Article: “ICE Is Quietly Rolling Out a $55 Billion Crematorium Network“ by W. A. Lawrence.
Article: “‘Nothing quiet about it.’ DOJ scrubs its website of Jan. 6 news releases“ by Drew Pittock.
Article: “Homelessness Data & Trends“ by USICH.
Article: “Housing Inventory Estimate: Vacant Housing Units in the United States (EVACANTUSQ176N)“ (15,305,000) by FRED.
Article: “Patriot (TV series)“ by Wikipedia.