Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 08/18/26
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Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting taking your calls
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) / Current Member & Chair Emeritus-Congressional Progressive Caucus / (Committees: Congressman Pocan serves on the House Committee on Appropriations / House Foreign Affairs Committee and, co-chair/co-founder-Defense Spending Reduction Caucus) / Check out his weekly podcast, “With Liberty and Justice for Some“ (available on Apple Podcasts) @pocan.house.gov @repmarkpocan
Event: 25 Sep. 7:00 PM: Powell’s City of Books, Portland: Thom Hartmann sook signing.
Article: “Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US ‘territory’ amid Iran war“ by Al Jazeera.
Article: “‘This Man Is So Out of Touch’: Hakeem Jeffries Slammed for Opposition to Medicare for All“ by Jon Queally.
Article: “Trump says USS Lincoln’s deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’“ by Kevin Liptak.
Article: “Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war“ by Brandon Drenon, Jake Kwon.
Article: “Health care subsidies expire with millions of Americans now facing steep insurance hikes” by Ali Swenson.
Article: “H.R. 1 Ends Medicaid on October 1 2026 and Medicare on January 2027 for Hundreds of Thousands of Legal Immigrants“ by Elena Vega.
Article: “‘Someday, your children will...’: White House attacks CNN reporter after question about Trump aide Natalie Harp“ by Moohita Kaur Garg.
Article: “Humanae“ by Angélica Dass.
Book: The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Hundreds Claim Donald Trump Doesn’t Pay His Bills in Full“ by Hallie Jackson, Hannah Rappleye and Talesha Reynold.
Article: “Why Donald Trump’s Companies Went Bankrupt“ by Tom Murse.
Article: “Russian Losses in Ukraine“ by ukrainewarlosses.com/.
Article: “Trump sons investing in domestic drone production businesses“ by Lucien Bruggeman.
Article: “Pete Hegseth wants a testosterone-fueled military. The science doesn’t back the macho fantasy“ by Quispe López.
Article: “U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage“ by Hiranmayi Srinivasan.
Article: “Stephanie Kelton“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism“ by State dept.
Article: “TreasuryDirect“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “As Trump’s reflecting pool mess unfolded, a camera captured it all“ by Mark Doman, Thomas Brettell, Jack Fisher and Katia Shatoba.
Article: “Trump spent $5M in taxpayer funds to restore horse statues, coat them in gold“ by Rae Deng.
Article: “Trump administration’s Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity“ by Sarah Webber.
Article: “United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran live updates: Trump posts map labeling Strait of Hormuz ‘new’ US territory“ by David Brennan, Nadine El-bawab.
Article: “Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets“ by Robert Mackey.
Article: “Trump and Putin’s phone calls last for hours because of Russian president’s ‘monologues,’ report says“ by Joe Sommerlad.
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.“
Book: This is the Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy by Ben Wikler.
Article: “2026 Wisconsin elections“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Social Security 2100 Act“ by John Larson.
Law: “Article I, Section 8“. “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States“.
Article: “War Powers Act“.
Article: “Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites? “ by Louis Jacobson.
Article: “US court rules many of Trump’s global tariffs are illegal“ by Max Matza & Anthony Zurcher.
Article: “Discharge petition“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “DOGE Cuts Update Today: Treasury Plans ‘Substantial’ Layoffs“ by Khaleda Rahman.
Video: ‘America’s most obnoxious manchild!’: House Dem blasts Trump for siding with North Korean dictator (Mark Pocan).
Article: “Pocan, Moore Statement on ICE Visit in Dodge County, WI“ by Mark Pocan.
Article: “ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks“ by Maanvi Singh.
Hour Two: Heidi Siegmund Cuda Issues Warning About Why Trump Is Attacking the International Criminal Court
- Heidi Siegmund Cuda (Bette Dangerous), Author & Emmy-award winning investigative reporter / co-host of the “Radicalized Truth Survives” podcast / subscribe to her substack at bettedangerous.com @heidicuda.bsky.social
Article: “Fear of a Just Planet“ by Heidi Siegmund Cuda.
Article: “International Criminal Court“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Executive Order 14203, titled “Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court”“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Netanyahu“ by International Criminal Court (ICC).
Article: “Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin“ by International Criminal Court (ICC).
Article: “Rodrigo Duterte“ (Philippines) by Wikipedia.
Article: “ICC top prosecutor removed over sexual misconduct allegations“ by Anna Holligan, Robert Greenall.
Article: “International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Nuremberg Trials“ by United States Holocaust Museum Holocaust Encyclopedia
Article: “How a ‘Loophole’ Will Spare ‘Wanted War Criminal’ Vladimir Putin From Being Arrested During Alaskan Peace Summit With Trump“ by Haley Gunn.
Article: “Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Recall Duterte’s “Drug War” Mass Killings“ by Marjorie Cohn.
Video: Trump Embraces Duterte’s Deadly War on Drugs in the Philippines.
Article: “Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO“ by CNN.
Article: “Giuliani accused of offering to sell Trump pardons for $2 million each in new lawsuit“ by Zoë Richards.
Trump Drops “Good Genetics” Bomb and Reopens a Dark Chapter in American History
Article: “Trump Drops “Good Genetics” Bomb and Reopens a Dark Chapter in American History“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Ultimate European-Amerikan Statement of White Supremacist Absolution“ by Rohn Kenyatta.
Article: “Trump Praises Hero Lifeguard’s ‘Good Genetics’: ‘When You Look at Him You Can See’“ by Sean James.
Article: “JD Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat“ by Meg Kinnard.
Article: “Independence National Park will ‘alter’ slavery exhibits in accordance with Trump executive order“ by Alex Dash and George Chang.
Article: “The Birth of a Nation“ by Wikipedia.
Movie: “The Birth of a Nation (1915)“.
Article: “100 years ago, the first White House film screening sparked nationwide protests“ by Dick Lehr.
Article: “Eugenics“ by Wikipedia.
Case: “Buck v. Bell“ (compulsory sterilization).
Article: “Tommy Tuberville“ by Wikipedia.
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.
ABC Attacks Trump’s FCC With First Amendment Lawsuit Over Alleged “Retaliatory Campaign”
Article: “Breaking: ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against Trump’s FCC — Accuses it of Waging a ‘Retaliatory Campaign’“ by Joe DePaolo.
Article: “Trump wants to cut taxes for the rich again“ by Timothy Noah.
Article: “U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown“ by Alan Feuer and Ernesto Londoño.
Article: “NSPM-7“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “COINTELPRO“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency“ by Bill Chappell.
Article: “Minneapolis estimates Operation Metro Surge cost the city $700 million“ by Ellie Roth and Estelle Timar-Wilcox.
Article: “Ilhan Omar“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Humanae.
Article: “Dick Gregory“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fareed Zakaria“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Putin’s ‘Cornered Rat’ Story Might Be a Warning About His Next Move“ by Greg Walters.
Article: “Trump warns Democrats will ‘find something’ to impeach him over if they win back House“ by Taylor Penley.
Article: “Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ over Iran deal“ by Olivia Ireland.
Article: “Genetics“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Experiments on Plant Hybridization“ (Mendel) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Washington’s 3rd Congressional District“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “John Braun“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: Christopher Armitage Drops a Blueprint for Beating America’s Would-Be Autocrats
- Christopher Armitage, Journalist. Criminal justice Researcher, former law enforcement officer, veteran, author. @carmitage.bsky.social. Substack: “The Existentialist Republic“
Article: “America Has the Parts to Build What the EU Built: A Toolkit for Beating Autocrats.“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Selectorate theory“ by Wikipedia.
Book: The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith.
Article: “Fugitive Slave Act of 1850/A>“ by American History Central.
Article: “Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments, court rules“ by AP.
Article: “ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan man in Minnesota“ by Maanvi Singh.
Article: “Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank“ by Vicky Ge Huang.
Article: “World Liberty Financial“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Stablecoin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Can Trump Face Criminal Trials After Leaving Office? What To Know—As Jack Smith Argues He Could’ve Been Found Guilty“ by Alison Durkee.
Article: “Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say“ by Jessica Rawnsley.
Article: “Israel’s Unverified ‘Iran Kill Plot’ Warning Behind Trump’s Secret Jet Switch In Turkey: Report“ by Sanstuti Nath.
Article: “Lapid says Netanyahu knew for months before Oct. 7 that a violent eruption was looming“ by Sam Sokol.
Article: “2026 Israeli legislative election“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump shows off article on lower drug prices that says Biden deserves credit, not him“ by Robert Mackey.
Article: “‘Doofus’ Trump Mocked After Numbers Failed Him In A ‘Hard To Believe’ Way“ by Ed Mazza.
Substack: “LookingNWords“ by Rohn Kenyatta.
Article: “Eugenics Nugenix: Will “You People” Stop Insulting My Intelligenix?“ by Rohn Kenyatta.
Article: “Reagan Told FBI of Suspected Hollywood Communists in ‘40s“ by Karen Tumulty.
Movie: “Mississippi Burning“.
Medicare for All Destroys the Cost Argument — Could Save America $40 Trillion
Article: “Medicare for All Would Be $40 Trillion Cheaper Than Our Shitty For-Profit System“ by Corbin Trent.
Trump Gets Caught Voting by Mail Just One Month After Calling It “Inherently Corrupt”
Article: “Trump Votes By Mail Just One Month After Calling It ‘Inherently Corrupt’“ by Alex Griffing.
Article: “Election denier Tina Peters to be hired as elections consultant in conservative California county“ by Dani Anguiano, Sam Levine.