Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 08/14/26

Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show

Friday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: Trump Is Making Money Laundering Great Again
Article: “Trump Is Making Money Laundering Great Again“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Advertising and disclaimers“ by FEC.
Article: “FinCEN Fines Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort $10 Million for Significant and Long Standing Anti-Money Laundering Violations“ by Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
Article: “Treasury kills Corporate Transparency Act, erases shell-company database“ by Scott McCain.
Article: “Report: U.S. Real Estate is No 1 Destination for Laundered Dirty Money“ by Emily Tian.
Article: “Lawsuit says Felix Sater looked to launder cash through Trump projects“ by Michael R. Sisak.
Article: “Russian elite invested nearly $100 million in Trump buildings“ by Nathan Layne, Ned Parker, Svetlana Reiter, Stephen Grey and Ryan McNeill.
Article: “Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money laundering probe“ by Kenrick Cai.
Article: “Trump administration finalizes ownership reporting exemption for US firms“ by Reuters.
Article: “Eric Trump Denies Telling A Sportswriter The Trumps Got Golf Course Funding From Russia“ by Benjamin Swasey, Martin Kessler.

Article: “Sputnik 1“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Asbury and the Space Program“ by Asbury University.

Article: “Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO“ by CNN.
Article: “John Dillinger“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Yale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114,000 Lives and $1 Trillion a Year“ by Jessica Corbett.

Trump Officials Investigated Left-Wing Groups After Alex Pretti Killing in Minneapolis
Article: “‘Outrageous’: Trump Officials Investigated Left-Wing Groups After Alex Pretti Killing in Minneapolis“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “NSPM-7“ by Wikipedia.

Did the Trump administration just announce “God” would take care of homelessness?
Article: “‘God’s money’: White House enrages with vow that public cash belongs to evangelicals“ by Alexandria Jacobson.
Article: “From the new Christian right to Christian nationalism, part 1“ by Mark Silk.
Article: “Paula White-Cain“ by Wikipedia.

Video: Doug Jones explains why Alabama could flip blue in 2026.
Article: “Saddam Hussein statue destruction“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020“ by FinCEN.
Article: “Disaster aid cuts raise fears of post-Katrina failures as hurricane risks grow“ by Dharna Noor.
Article: “Sailor went overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln this month as conditions on the ship prompt lawmakers’ demand for answers“ by Pamela Brown, Ross Adkin.
Article: “Why Klinger Always Wears Dresses In MASH“ by Ana Dumaraog.
Article: “101 Activities to Boost Your Mood When You Feel Down “ by Emily Hylton Jean Ph.D., MPH.
Article: “Huckabee calls Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’: Can US push end Qusra siege?“ by Sarah Shamim.
Video: Wounded Knee Documentary.
Article: “Karoline Leavitt Is Leaving The Podium. These Are The Moments People Won’t Forget.“ by Li Zhou.
Tweet: “Our deceased Zuni elder friend, Clifford Mahooty, told us about a decade ago that he was very aware of a sliding door entrance on the west side of the Sandia Mountain a couple of canyons north of the Sandia Tram...“ by Sandia the ET.
Bible: “ destroy those who destroy the earth“ - Revelation 11.

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Hour Two: Huge money is pouring into the Maine senate race - will it work?
Article: “Troy Jackson Slams ‘Failed Trillionaire Elon Musk’ as Billionaires Dump Millions Into Maine US Senate Race“ by Jessica Corbett.
Article: “AIPAC and Republican Donors Raising Big Money for Maxine Dexter Against Susheela Jayapal in Oregon“ by Ryan Grim.
Article: “Troy Jackson (politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “SLF Announces Initial $42 Million Investment in Maine’s U.S. Senate Race“ by Senate Leadership Fund.

Another example of what Trump really cares about - Trump-aligned board votes to put his name on the Kennedy Center — again
Article: “Trump-aligned board votes to put his name on the Kennedy Center — again“ by Gregory Svirnovskiy.
Article: “Kennedy Center“ by Wikipedia.

And this leads us to - people aren’t just sick of Donald Trump—they’re sick of his wife, too.
Article: “‘No president has been hated more’: CNN expert reeling at ‘just atrocious’ Trump feedback “ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “People Aren’t Just Sick of Donald Trump—They’re Sick of His Wife, Too“ by Virginia Heffernan.
Article: “Melania Trump says ‘don’t care’ jacket was a message“ by BBC.
Article: “Abdul El-Sayed slams ‘overlord’ Trump after racist ‘two different Americas’ post insulting his wife“ by Allison Bloom.

Article: “Bulldozers roll into Big Bend National Park to build Trump border wall“ by Trevor Hughes.
Article: “‘We’re at war’: Locals protest border construction inside Big Bend National Park“ by Jay Gray.
Article: “Big Bend, California“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hoarding disorder“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Samaritan’s Purse“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Franklin Graham“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Project 2025“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Elizabeth Warren Calls Trump “Most Corrupt President” as She Unleashes Fiery Rally Attack .
Article: “A Horrific Parasite Is Back — And Elon Musk’s DOGE Could Be Partly To Blame“ by Anthony Orrico.
Article: “Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “USDA shutting down Beltsville Research Center in Maryland“ by KSNB.
Article: “These departments investigating Elon Musk have been cut by DOGE and the Trump administration“ by Laurence Darmiento.
Article: “The Trump administration admits even more ways DOGE accessed sensitive personal data“ by Stephen Fowler, Jude Joffe-Block.
Book: Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future by Paul Krugman.
Article: “January 6 United States Capitol attack“ by Wikipedia.
Book: This is the Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy by Ben Wikler.
Article: “Ben Wikler“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ken Martin“ by Wikipedia.
Movie: “The Matrix“.
Movie: “They Live“.
Book: People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil by M. Scott Peck.
Video: Why Are Americans So Bloody Stupid?.
Article: “Horace Mann“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Know Nothing“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Thom Hartmann’s Complete Guide to ADHD by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Andrew Jackson“ (Old Hickory).
Book: The Ugly American by Eugene Burdick, William J. Lederer.

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Hour Three: Top House Republican Says Progressives Think ‘Unicorn Pixie Dust Energy’ Charges Electric Cars
Article: “Top House Republican Says Progressives Think ‘Unicorn Pixie Dust Energy’ Charges Electric Cars“ by Alex Griffing.
Article: “Steve Scalise“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “House speaker contender Steve Scalise reportedly called himself ‘David Duke without the baggage’“ by Martin Pengelly, Ramon Antonio Vargas.
Article: “Healthcare in Switzerland“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Healthcare in the United Kingdom“ by Wikipedia.

Article: “New Photos Show Ellipse Before-And-After Trump UFC Fight“ by Billal Rahman.
Article: “US July deficit hits pass US$400 billion, topping every July on record“ by Freschia Gonzales.
Article: “Trump says USS Lincoln’s deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’ “ by Kevin Liptak.
Article: “New York Times: Daughters of foot doctor say he diagnosed Trump with bone spurs as ‘favor’ to Fred Trump“ by Veronica Stracqualursi.

Good news - ‘Historic’: Data guru finds Trump tanking Republicans in slew of ex-Confederate states
Article: “‘Historic’: Data guru finds Trump tanking Republicans in slew of ex-Confederate states“ by Travis Gettys.

Book: The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracy by Jeffrey Winters.
Article: “China’s Ambitious New AI Law: What It Means for Tech’s Future“ by Ayushi Jain.
Article: “AI-Powered Mask Brings Real-Time Translation to Everyday Conversations “ by AI Innovation.
Article: “James Madison And Church-State Separation“ by Rob Boston.
Article: “Rush Limbaugh“ by Wikipedia.
Book: “The Fourth Turning“ by William Strauss, Neil Howe.
Article: “Politics of Switzerland“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Electoral College“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Indivisible.
Site: “No Kings“.
Article: “Never Underestimate a Cornered Rat: Trump’s Election Plot Is Taking Shape“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Occupy movement“ by Wikipedia.