Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 12/16/25

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Tuesday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: How Much More Can America Take of “Trump Derangement Syndrome?”
Article: “100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State“ by Anna Griffin, Amy Graff and Drew Atkins.
Article: “Trump induces nausea with ‘ghoulish’ rant against Rob Reiner: ‘Fundamentally evil’“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “MTG, Others Blast Trump for Linking Reiner Murders to ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’“ by Sandra Rhodes.
Book: The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Attack on Paul Pelosi“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “January 6 United States Capitol attack“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Neuschwanstein Castle“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ludwig II of Bavaria“ by Wikipedia.

Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).

Are Republicans rushing for the exits as Trump is looking more and more weak? As he gets weaker will “they” find more competent “sycophants?”
Article: “Trump looks weak—and Republicans are rushing to the exits“ by Max Burns.
Article: “Trump’s chief of staff drops unreal truth bomb: ‘Alcoholic’s personality’“ by Ewan Palmer.
Article: “Susie Wiles spins out over bombshell interview: ‘Disingenuously framed hit piece’“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “BREAKING: Trump’s Chief Of Staff Just Torched Trump And His Entire Regime In A Series Of BOMBSHELL Interviews“ by Dean Blundell.
Article: “Indiana lawmakers reject Trump’s mid-decade redistricting push“ by Kayla Dwyer, Hayleigh Colombo.
Article: “Bad news for Trump $2,000 checks as Senators balk at price tag and adding to national debt“ by Graig Graziosi.
Article: “US unemployment rate hits four-year high of 4.6%“ by Myles McCormick and Kate Duguid.
Article: “MTG warns Republicans ‘will lose the House’ in midterms if they don’t help with rising everyday costs“ by Joe Sommerlad.
Article: “MTG announces she’s resigning from Congress after nasty public breakup with Trump“ by Josh Marcus, Rachel Dobkin.

Article: “Mark Burnett“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Roy Cohn“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump’s bruised hand and tiredness blamed on Alzheimer’s drug by congresswoman“ by Cheyenne Ubiera.
Article: “Killer Still at Large 3 Days After Shooting at Brown“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “As Epstein releases near, Americans think Trump knew about Epstein’s alleged crimes “ by Aaron Blake.
Article: “Trump Goes to War With ICC to Shield Himself From Prosecution“ by Hafiz Rashid.
Article: “Claudia Tenney“ by Wikipedia.
Tweet: “Ella Cook was a 19-year-old Brown University sophomore, a campus Republican leader, and a devoted Christian. She should still be here with us...“ by Rep. Claudia Tenney.
Article: “Victim of Brown Shooting Remembered as a Scholar, Always Willing to Help“ (MukhammadAziz Umurzokov) by Rich Griset, Eduardo Medina and Emily Cochrane.
Article: “Fentanyl“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Two: Is Trump pushing Ukraine in surrender?
- Lev Parnas, “Shadow Diplomacy: Lev Parnas and his Wild Ride from Brooklyn to Trump’s Inner Circle“, public speaker, political activist, truth teller. Subject of the Emmy nominated Rachel Maddow documentary “From Russia With Lev“ / “Award winning whistleblower” (Lev received the distinguished Pillar Award for Whistleblowing in 2025) Substack
Article: “Two Massacres in One Weekend — And My Sources Say Trump’s Orbit Is Quietly Pushing Ukraine Into “Surrender”“ by Lev Parnas.
Article: “Trump halts all military aid to Ukraine after White House clash with Zelensky“ by Josh Marcus.
Article: “How much have Europe and the US given to Ukraine?“ by Tom Edgington and Nick Eardley.
Article: “Ukraine Support Tracker“ by Kiel Institut.
Article: “2025 Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What they said: Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance’s heated argument in the Oval Office“ by Adriana Gomez Licon.
Article: “Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections“ (Russiagate) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Lev Parnas“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Kompromat“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russia has been cultivating Trump as an asset for 40 years, former KGB spy says“ by Thomas Colson.
Article: “Vitaly Churkin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Steve Bannon“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Steve Witkoff“ by Wikipedia.
GoFundMe: “Help Lev Parnas Save Our Democracy“.
Article: “Planning of the January 6 United States Capitol attack“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “U.K. Spy Chief Warns of Acute Russia Threat: The ‘Frontline is Everywhere’“ by Mark Landler.
Article: “The Russian economy in 2025: Between stagnation and militarization“ by Elina Ribakova, Lucas Risinger.
Article: “Ukrainian innovations are redefining the role of drones in modern war“ by Vitaliy Nabukhotny.
Article: “Which Country Has the Biggest Army in Europe? Ranking All European Forces by Size“ by Illia Kabachynskyi.
Article: “Ukraine’s gloves are off in its energy war with Russia. How much can it increase the pressure? “ by Clare Sebastian, Vasco Cotovio.
Article: “John McCain: Russia is a ‘gas station masquerading as a country’“ by Jon Terbush.
Article: “Trump official denies claims Ukraine peace plan was ‘written in Russia’“ by Colum Motherway.
Article: “Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino to decide about future at bureau in coming weeks, sources say“ by Anders Hagstrom.
Article: “Trump is already weighing pardons for his inner circle“ by Laura Esposito.
Article: “No evidence for Trump claim about ‘void’ Biden pardons and autopen“ by Lucy Gilder.

Article: “New Deal“ (1933 - 1939, FDR) by Wikipedia. Book: Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty.
Article: “Donald Trump halts crucial weapons shipments to Ukraine just days after Vladimir Putin pummels Kyiv with ‘massive airstrikes’ “ by James Saunders.
Article: “Russian spy chief threatens Poland and Baltic States“ by Aljazeera.
Article: “2025 Bondi Beach shooting“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Supreme Court blocks Biden’s latest try at student debt relief“ by Lisa Lambert.
Article: “Trump risks ICC arrest warrant being issued for him, says human rights lawyer“ by Abbie Llewelyn.
Article: “Trump was challenged after blaming DEI for the DC plane crash. Here’s what he said“ by Adriana Gomez Licon.
Article: “What we know about Ahmed al-Ahmed, the Bondi Beach bystander who disarmed gunman“ by Sara Jabakhanji.
Article: “The VA is making it harder for male veterans with breast cancer to get care“ by Jay Price.
Article: “Mary Anne MacLeod Trump“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Susie Wiles“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “A look at Trump’s new Oval Office — decorated with family photos, other personal touches“ by David Propper.

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Hour Three: Trump so far is promoting a “death spiral” for American healthcare. Does Trump think that everything is based on perception and not truth?
Article: “Trump Dismisses Question About Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs: ‘You Make It Sound So Bad’“ by Kathryn Wilkens.
Article: “15 years after Obamacare, where’s the GOP’s health care plan?“ by Emily Singer.
Article: “Obamacare expiration will have ‘death spiral’ effect on US healthcare – experts“ by Eric Berger.
Article: “Ivanka Trump and Don Jr. ‘knew they were lying’ when hawking condos for Trump’s SoHo building, dramatically increasing figures to lure in more buyers, new book claims“ by Cheyenne Roundtree.

Article: “Senate health care talks flicker to life as Obamacare deadline nears“ by Al Weaver.
Article: “Donald Trump addressing world with mystery announcement in unusual move“ by Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas, David Rivers.
Article: “reptile“ by Merriam-Webster.
Article: “Already shaky job market weakened in October and November, according to delayed federal data“ by Steve Kopack.
Article: “Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, but unemployment rate jumps to highest in 4 years“ by Mary Cunningham.
Article: “Bridge to nowhere: Trump bailout to again flow to the largest, wealthiest farms, leaving struggling farmers behind“ by EWG.
Article: “‘Why Are You Buying Up So Much Farmland?’ — Bill Gates Owns 275,000 Acres Across The U.S. But Says: ‘There Isn’t Some Grand Scheme Involved’“ by Jeannine Mancini.
Article: “Saudi-owned corporate farms are draining Arizona’s desert dry“ by Nina B. Elkadi.

The world’s richest man continues to kill the world’s poorest people
Article: “How Elon Musk’s latest DOGE regrets add insult to incredible injury“ by Matt Johnson.

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: “United States seizure of the oil tanker Skipper“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Oil tanker seized by U.S. near Venezuela reportedly en route to Houston region“ by Natalie Weber.
Article: “Big business’ windfall profits rocket to “obscene” $1 trillion a year amid cost-of-living crisis; Oxfam and ActionAid renew call for windfall taxes“ by Oxfam.
Article: “Reagan Seeks End of Windfall Tax : But Early Repeal Wouldn’t Offer Quick Aid to Oil States“ by Eleanor Clift.
Article: “Oil production“ by Our World in Data.
Article: “Why Trump is speaking like a Democrat about Obamacare “ by David Goldman.