Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 04/10/26

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Friday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: “What I’m Going To Do To You Is Going to be Fucking Disgusting…”
Article: ““What I’m Going To Do To You Is Going to be Fucking Disgusting…”“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump to police: ‘Please don’t be too nice’ to suspects“ by Meghan Keneally.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Michael Cohen Sounds Exactly Like You Thought He Would Threatening a Reporter (LISTEN)“ by Matt Naham.
Article: “Report: Former defense secretary writes in book that Trump suggested shooting protesters“ by Ryan Chatelain.
Substack: “Michael Cohen “.
Article: “Donald Trump Criticized Obama’s Grades. But His Lawyer Threatened Trump’s Alma Maters Not to Release His Own Grades“ by Katie Reilly.
Article: “Trump Posts Gruesome Video. It Is Yet More Proof That He Is Depraved!“ by Rashaverak.
Article: “‘NUT JOBS!’ Trump Goes Scorched Earth on Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson and Other Major MAGA Critics in Jaw-Dropping Post“ by Alex Griffing.
Article: “Documenting Trump’s Abuse of Women“ by Jane Mayer.
Article: “Trump Says He Gave NATO Allies Warning: Pay In or He’d Urge Russian Aggression“ by Michael Gold.
Article: “Dive into Donald Trump’s thousands of lawsuits“ by USA Today.

Article: “Iran’s Schools and Hospitals in Ruins, Times Analysis Shows“ by Leanne Abraham, Aurelien Breeden, Bora Erden, Anushka Patil, Christiaan Triebert, Daniel Wood and Karen Yourish.
Video: Iranians form human chains across bridges, at power plants.
Article: “Halt to Iran attacks means Netanyahu’s corruption trial will resume on Sunday“ by Steven Scheer.

Why did Melania do it? Is some news about to hit? Is she marketing her movie? Is she trying to re-negotiate her pre-nup with Trump?
Article: “The Walls Are Closing In“ by Mike Brock.
Video: Richard Nixon - “I’m not a crook”.
Article: “Amanda Ungaro on X: Hello Melania, I was around you for 20 years.... Because I will expose everything I know.“ by demmiblue.
Article: “Amanda Ungaro“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Melania’s first meeting with Donald Trump had an Epstein connection, says biographer “ by The Week.
Article: “DOJ says House Oversight’s subpoena ‘no longer obligates’ Bondi testimony in Epstein matter“ by John Parkinson, Lauren Peller, and Alexander Mallin.
Article: “Pam Bondi still on the hook for Epstein testimony, Oversight panel says“ by Hailey Fuchs.

Article: “The beginning of the end for petrodollar dominance? Why Deutsche sees opportunity for Beijing“ by Joseph Wilkins.
Article: “Netanyahu trial to resume on Sunday after halt due to Iran war“ by Reuters.
Article: “Ranked Choice Voting / Instant Runoff“ (RCV) by FairVote.
Article: “U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here’s what we know.“ by Kerry Breen.
Article: “Iranian strikes kill or wound over 500 US troops hiding in UAE“ by Tehran Times.
Article: “Birds Aren’t Real“ by Wikipedia.
Post: “On the Program Today...Pigeon Alert! Has the planet Zenu sent terrifying mutant pigeons, that walk like humans, to earth?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “18 months after becoming the first human implanted with Elon Musk’s brain chip, Neuralink ‘Participant 1’ Noland Arbaugh says his whole life has changed“ by Jessica Mathews.
Article: “United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Muslim Brotherhood“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hassan al-Banna“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How The CIA Helped Create Osama Bin Laden“ by cganemccalla.
Article: “Project for the New American Century (PNAC)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Max Shulman“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Love is a Fallacy“ by Max Shulman.
Article: “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What we know about Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein“ by James Hill and Peter Charalambous.
Article: “Straw man“ by Wikipedia.

Trump Posts Snuff Video of a Murder to Stoke His Race War on Immigrants. Can Trump sink any lower? Sadly, he probably can.
Article: “‘My god’: Trump posts raw video of woman being beaten to death in Truth Social screed “ by Matthew Chapman.

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Hour Two: Trump’s DOJ Wants Americans to Believe Biden Was Hunting Christians - Who is going to fall for this?
Article: “Trump administration plans to attack Biden DOJ as ‘anti-Christian’ in new report“ by Ryan J. Reilly.
Article: “Pentagon To Host Good Friday Service Just For Protestants, Not Catholics“ by Jennifer Bendery.
Article: “How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran“ by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman.
Article: “Pope seems to rebuke Hegseth in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’“ by Rory Carroll.
Article: “Did Pentagon threaten Pope Leo XIV and Vatican? Facts behind the claim“ by Taija PerryCook.
Article: “Trump Faces Fury as Pope Declines July 4 Invite Amid Claims of US ‘Threats’ to Vatican“ by Crisnel Longino.
Article: “Prosperity theology“ (prosperity gospel, health and wealth gospel) by Wikipedia.
Law: “Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act“ (FACE Act or the Access Act).
Article: “President Trump Pardons 23 People Who Harassed and Attacked Abortion Patients and Clinics“ by Center for Reproductive Rights.
Video: “Willie Horton ad“.
Article: “Morning in America“ (Reagan campaign) by Wikipedia.

Trump’s War is Burning Holes in Your Wallet at the Pump and on Your Electric Bill
Article: “Americans to Pay $1,096 Extra at Gas Pump Due to Trump-Israel War on Iran: Markey“ by Brett Wilkins.
Article: “John Kerry: Bush, Obama, and Biden all refused Netanyahu; Trump is the only president who agreed to bomb Iran“ by Ian Schwartz.
Article: “Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms“ by Ella Nilsen.
href=”https://evchargingstations.com/chargingnews/largest-dc-fast-charging-networks-us-march-2026/”>70,000 public charging stations in America right now, and they’re being added at the rate about 1,000 a month, even though Trump sabotaged Biden’s plan to install 500,000 additional ones over the next few years.

Article: “Gas Prices Are Americans’ Top Concern in Iran War“ by Jacob Poushter, Jonathan Schulman, Andrew Prozorovsky.
Article: “Reichstag fire“ by Britannica.

Article: “White House: Ballroom is needed for protection of Trump family“ by Stephen Feller.
Article: “JD Vance backs Orbán’s re-election bid in Budapest visit and hits out at EU“ by Nick Thorpe, Paul Kirby.
Article: “Trump and the Myth of American Oil Independence“ by Joseph J. Schatz.
Article: “U.S. Repeals Longstanding Ban on Export of Crude Oil“ by Anthony B. Cavender.
Article: “Trump pressed oil executives to give $1 billion for his campaign, people in industry say“ by Ben Lefebvre.
Article: “Risk (game)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Congressional Stock Trading: Who Trades and Makes the Most“ by Jack Caporal.
Site: Track US politician stock trades.
Article: “Pete Hegseth’s broker attempted to make defense investments before Iran war: Financial Times“ by Lim Hui Jie.
Law: “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012”.
Article: “FCC chair threatens to revoke broadcasters’ licences over Iran coverage“ by Grace Eliza Goodwin.
Article: “fairness doctrine“ by Matt Stefon.
Article: “Equal Time Rule“ by Shannon K. McCraw.
Article: “Barron Trump gets in on the family grift“ by Lisa Needham.
Article: “Melania Trump - the First Lady in our nude photo shoot“ by GQ.
Article: “EPA To Allow Gas Stations To Dilute Your Gas More… Will It Save You Money or Cost You?“ by Karuna Eberl.
Law: “No Secret Police Act“ (no masks, California).
Article: “White House egg roll for Easter celebrates ‘patriotic spirit,’ America’s farmers and the USA“ by Ashley J. DiMella.
Article: “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action“ (Iran nuclear deal) by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Economic Bill of Rights“ by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Article: “MacKenzie Scott“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Three: Are Republicans Using the EPA to Sneak a Back-Door Ban on Abortion Pills?
Article: “Could Abortion Pills End Up on the EPA’s Contaminants List?“ by Jessica Valenti and Kylie Cheung.

Article: “This Is What a World Superpower Looks Like“ by Ben Shapiro .
Article: “Americans Are Done With Feckless, Useless, and Weak Fake Allies“ by Kurt Schlichter.
Article: “President Trump leads the West to a big win against Iran“ by Hugh Hewitt .
Article: “Trump’s resolve is on display in Operation Epic Fury“ by Sen. John Cornyn.
Article: “Calm Down, Chicken Littles: Iran’s Still Standing, America’s Still Here, and Trump’s Still Calling the Shots“ by Liberty Paige.
Article: “By All Means, Let the War Crimes Trials Begin!“ by Victor Davis Hanson.
Documentary: Mike Wallace Is Here.
Article: “Mike Wallace“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Chris Wallace“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Daniel Sheehan (attorney)“ by Wikipedia.
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Site: Josh Mittness - Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly District 50.
Article: “Josh Mittness“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Extracting Profits from the Public: How Utility Ratepayers Are Paying for Big Tech’s Power“ by Ari Peskoe Eliza Martin.
Article: “Green New Deal“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Read Melania Trump’s furious denial of being a victim of Jeffrey Epstein in FULL“ by Jon Michael Raasch.
Article: “Is Barron Trump Bilingual? Here’s How Many Languages Donald & Melania’s Son Speaks“ by Clementine Doyle.
Article: “Do Barron And Melania Trump Have Dual Citizenship? What We Know“ by .
Video: The first lady ‘made things worse for the victims’: Lauren Leader.
Law: “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016“.
Article: “Bitcoin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Satoshi Nakamoto“ (Bitcoin creator) by Wikipedia.
Article: “My Quest to Solve Bitcoin’s Great Mystery“ by John Carreyrou With Dylan Freedman.
Video: In a 1952 television interview, John F. Kennedy argued that the United States must support the rising tide of nationalism in the Middle East and Southeast Asia to prevent those regions from turning toward Communism.
Article: “Whale menopause linked to longer lifespan“ by Helen Briggs and Victoria Gill.