Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 02/05/26

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Thursday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: Dear Trump Administration Official: History Is Full of Loyal Men Who Thought They’d Be Protected
Article: “Dear Trump Administration Official: History Is Full of Loyal Men Who Thought They’d Be Protected“ by Thom Hartmann.

Substack: “Letters from an American“ by Heather Cox Richardson.
Site: NPR.
Site: PBS.
Article: “Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand“ by David Bauder.
Article: “Fresh Fury as Schumer, Jeffries Bend on Demand to Unmask ICE Agents in Funding Talks“ by Stephen Prager.

Crazy Alert! This is the, Christian “All-American Halftime Show,” with Kid Rock. Ever heard of “Cool, Daddy, Cool?”
Article: “Kid Rock to headline TPUSA counterprogrammed Super Bowl halftime show“ by Will Steakin and Mason Leib.
Lyrics: “Cool, Daddy Cool“ by Kid Rock.
Article: “American Bad Ass“ by Kid Rock.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are in the process of killing 9 million people?
Article: “One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 “ by Lauren Kent.

Article: “Fact-checking Trump’s interview with NBC News“ (Tom Llamas) by Jane C. Timm, Adam Edelman, Steve Kopack and Dan De Luce.
Article: “JD Vance’s first Olympic appearance unfolds with more photo-ops than protests“ by Bryan Armen Graham.
Article: “FBI raid of Fulton County, Georgia election office“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2026“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Anti-Trans Ads Already Making An Appearance In Oklahoma’s Republican Gubernatorial Primary “ by Em Luetkemeyer.
Article: “What does the disappearance of a $100bn deal mean for the AI economy?“ by Aisha Down and Dan Milmo.
Article: “Trump says ‘it bothers me that somebody is going after Bill Clinton’“ by Julia Manchester.

Minnesota update
- John Parker, Breaking News Anchor for AM950-KTNF & Host-The Gaily Show airing on AM950 and WCPT 820.
Article: “Trump’s border czar is pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota immediately“ by Steve Karnowski.
Article: “Potential ICE jail agreement’s legality in question“ by Ben Henry.
Law: “Sixth Amendment“ (rights of criminal defendants)
Law: “7th Amendment“ “In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved...“.
Article: “DFL sees historic Minnesota caucus turnout, GOP straw poll reveals frontrunners“ by BringMeTheNews
Article: “2026 Minnesota elections“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Two: Ukraine Briefing
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: “On Eve of Peace Talks, Russia Hits Power Plants in Frigid Ukraine“ by Maria Varenikova.
Article: “Kyiv 14 Day Extended Forecast“ by Time and Date.
Article: “Emrgency Appeal For Ukraine w/Phil Ittner and Malcolm Nance“ by Lev Parnas.
Article: “Russia suffers heaviest losses since WWII as casualties in Ukraine conflict near 2 million“ by Maira Butt.
Article: “Ukraine’s strategy is to kill 50,000 Russian soldiers a month. A sign of confidence or an indicator of weakness? “ by Andrew Carey.
Article: “Russian soldiers are stripped to their underwear and taped upside-down to a tree in freezing conditions as punishment for refusing to join meat-grinder assaults“ by Will Stewart.
Article: “Trump moves to close down Voice of America“ by Thomas Mackintosh, Merlyn Thomas.
Article: “Phones confiscated from Russian troops in Ukraine destroyed amid looming ban“ by Novaya Gazeta Europe.
Article: “Russian growth slows to 1% as Ukraine war strains economy“ by FP News Desk.
Article: “Poland preparing $56 million aid package for Ukraine, says Tusk“ by Reuters.
Article: “Russia-Ukraine war updates: Over 310 prisoners exchanged amid talks“ by Patrick Keddie, Christine Maguire.
Article: “Quick End to Second Day of Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Hints at Impasse“ by Kim Barker.

Article: “How Russian President Vladimir Putin secretly became the world’s richest person“ by Shannon Molloy.
Article: “Trump and Putin’s phone calls last for hours because of Russian president’s ‘monologues,’ report says“ by Joe Sommerlad.
Article: “Steve Witkoff is brokering an end to the war in Ukraine. How his efforts are going“ by Steve Inskeep.
Article: “US Envoy Steve Witkoff Still Holds Trump-Linked Crypto, Raising Ethics Concerns“ by Amin Ayan.

Women want out! American women are so horrified by what the GOP’s up to that 40% of them want to flee America!
Article: “Women Want Out“ by Kate Manne.
Case: “Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization“ (2022) (abortion).

Geeky Science: Want to reduce your chance of cancer by about half?
Article: “More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, massive study finds“ by Gemma Conroy.

Article: “The Economic Consequences of Mass Deportation“ by Anna Dominguez.
Law: “Georgia House Bill 87: Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011“.
Article: “The Potential Impact of Mass Deportations on Atlanta’s Growth and Economy“ by David Beckford.
Article: “All The World’s A Stage“ by Dennis Weaver.
Article: “The Minocqua Brewing Company Super PAC Just Filed A Class Action Lawsuit to Unmask ICE in Wisconsin“ by Minocqua Brewing Company.
Article: “Epstein’s alleged ties to Putin exposed with secret ‘honeytrap’ for the KGB“ by Pramila Tripathi.
Article: “GOP senators visited Moscow on July 4, warned Russia against meddling in 2018 election: report “ by Emily Birnbaum.
Article: “Staggering evidence trove shows who put Trump in the White House — and controls him still“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Explosive whistleblower claim against Tulsi Gabbard ‘locked in safe’ by Trump admin: WSJ“ by Alexander Willis.
Article: “Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency“ by Dustin Volz, C. Ryan Barber.
Article: “Did Xi Jinping Foil a Coup Attempt Two Hours Before It Happened? Arrests Allegedly Reach Thousands“ by Thea Felicity.
Article: “House passes bill that could make it harder for married women to vote“ (SAVE Act) by Barbara Rodriguez.
Article: “Mike Lawler Faces Anger At Town Hall Over ICE’s Immigration Tactics; And A Host Of Other Issues“ by Tina Traster.
Article: “Federal agents use teargas on protesters outside ICE agents’ alleged Minneapolis hotel“ by Sam Levine.
Article: “Vladimir Putin’s weirdest moments from surprising judo skills to riding a horse topless“ by Richard Ashmore.
Article: “Roy Cohn“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Three: Why is there a Ban on Massachusetts VA Chaplains Mentioning Slain VA Nurse Alex Pretti?
- Mikey Weinstein, Founder & President - Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) @militaryreligiousfreedom.org @MikeyWeinstein
Article: “MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein Condemns Ban on Massachusetts VA Chaplains Mentioning Slain VA Nurse Alex Pretti in New Article by Frederick Clarkson“ by Mikey Weinstein.
Article: “MRFF Swamped with Complaints as MAGA Military Commanders Pressure Service Members to See “Melania” Movie“ by MRFF.
Article: “Map Shows VA Medical Centers Hit Worst by ‘Severe’ Staffing Shortage“ by Jasmine Laws.
Article: “Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’“ by Jeffrey Goldberg.
Article: “‘Action is the antidote to despair’: Joan Baez backs UN push for SDGs“ by UN.

Article: “George Johnson“ by George Johnson.

Senate Democrats Expose Trump’s Latest ‘Fraud’ and Lay Out Plan to Reduce Drug Costs as Prices Surge. “When Big Pharma gets richer off the back of a grandmother struggling to pay for cancer medication, the system is broken.”
Article: “Senate Democrats Expose Trump’s Latest ‘Fraud’ and Lay Out Plan to Reduce Drug Costs as Prices Surge“ by Julia Conley.

Article: “United States prisoners of war during the Vietnam War“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Congressman prays in front of Trump, asks that president finds ‘greater clarity’“ by Rachel Goodman.
Article: ““Incredibly distressing”: European resignations, investigations intensify over Epstein files“ by Garrett Owen.
Article: “Epstein’s sex empire was ‘KGB honeytrap’: Paedophile financier had multiple talks with Putin after conviction - with Russian girls flown in to harvest ‘kompromat’ on world-famous figures“ by Glen Owen, Dan Hodges, Mark Hookham, Daisy Graham-brown.
Article: “Trump Shuts Down Kennedy Center After Artists Keep Canceling“ by Erkki Forster.
Article: “Did the Trump-Kennedy Center board violate federal law by renaming facility?“ by Darlene Superville & Josh Marcus.
Article: “5 Reasons Behind the U.S. Housing Price Surge, Leaving Many Struggling to Buy or Rent“ by Kristina Byas.
Article: “Death Of Keith Porter, Man Killed By Off-Duty ICE Agent In LA In December, Gains More Attention After Minneapolis ICE Shooting“ by Kyra Alessandrini.
Article: “A Running Count of How Many People ICE Has Killed and Injured“ by Whitney Curry Wimbish.
Article: “US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty expires as Trump rejects Moscow’s one-year extension“ by AP/Reuters.
Article: “Russia’s Latest Weapons Have Left Strategic Stability on the Brink of Collapse“ by Maxim Starchak.
Article: “Rockingham County shelves ICE detainee jail deal indefinitely: Here’s why“ by Brandon Ng.
Article: “Section 8 (housing)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Habitat for Humanity“ by Wikipedia.