Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 12/18/25

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Thursday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: Was That a Speech—or a Breakdown?
Article: “Donald Trump’s prime-time speech, word for word: Read what he said“ by James Powel.
Article: “Fact check: Trump repeats numerous false claims in prime-time address “ by Daniel Dale.
Article: “Historical Inflation Rates: 1914-2025“ by US Inflation Calculator.
Article: “National debt of the United States“ by Wikipedia.

Article: “Howard Stern Says He’s Renewed SiriusXM Deal for Three More Years“ by Todd Spangler.
Article: “North American Free Trade Agreement“ (NAFTA) by Wikipedia.

FCC scrubs “independent agency” language from their website at they decide they’re with the dictator.
Article: “Trump’s FCC Scrubs Language from Its Website That It’s an ‘Independent Agency’ — Just Minutes After Chairman’s Brawl With Democrat“ by Joe DePaolo.

Article: “CBS News launches town hall series following Bari Weiss’ ratings flop“ by Justin Baragona.
Article: “Did Congress approve military bonuses of 1776 in the big beautiful bill?“ by factually.
Article: “How the GOP Exploits the Migrant Crisis“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “They Pay $650 Annually for Their Clinic. Your Premiums Just Doubled“ by W. Lawrence.
Article: “Best Healthcare in the World 2025 “ by World Population Review.
Article: “Health care systems by country“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The U.S. Economy Performs Better Under Democratic Presidents“ by JEC.
Article: “Jobs created during U.S. presidential terms“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The American economy The envy of the world“ by The Economist.
Article: “What to know about Epstein files release as the deadline approaches“ by Ariana Baio.
Article: “BBC declares it will fight Donald Trump’s defamation claim - but should it?“ by Katie Razzall.
Article: “BREAKING: A Little Known Lawsuit Meant To “Vindicate” Trump May End Up Exposing Everything He’s Spent Decades Hiding.“ by Dean Blundell.
Law: “Taft-Hartley Labor Act“, 1947.
Article: “How Ronald Reagan led the 1960 actors’ strike – and then became an anti-union president“ by Prudence Flowers.
Site: “Indivisible“.
Site: MoveOn.org.
Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “Insider Trading Scandal? How Marjorie Taylor Greene Went from $700K to $21M in Just 4 Years!“ by Fisher Jack.
Article: “Republicans in the Presidency: Criminal Dealings?“ by George Levrier-Jones.
Article: “U.S. economic performance by presidential party“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast (***Reporting today from Lviv, Ukraine***) @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: “Russia-Ukraine war updates: EU holds key summit to strengthen Kyiv’s hand“ by Federica Marsi, Maziar Motamedi, Jillian Kestler-D’Amours and Brian Osgood.
Article: “‘Reality speaks for itself’: This narrative about Ukraine is collapsing“ by Yevhenii Malik.
Article: “Lviv“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US., Russian negotiators to meet in Miami to discuss Ukraine war“ by Danielle Haynes.
Article: “Ukraine strikes Russian submarine with ‘Sub Sea Baby’ drone“ by Frederik Van Lokeren.
Article: “‘Ukraine’s most successful battlefield’: Black Sea wins keep Odesa port open for business“ by Daniel McLaughlin.
Article: “Steve Witkoff“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “No experts in the room: Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin after loss of Russia specialists“ by Amy Mackinnon.
Article: “Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions“ by Sarah Rainsford, Dearbail Jordan.
Article: “Belarus“ by Wikipedia.

Movie: “Nuremberg (2025 film)“.

Is It Time to End Birthright Citizenship for All White Christian Men?
Article: “MAGA senator exploits deadly Australia shooting to attack birthright citizenship“ by David Edwards.

Article: “Pittsburgh synagogue shooting“ (Robert Bowers) by Wikipedia.
Article: “2022 Buffalo shooting“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Australian Prime Minister Pledges Tougher Gun Laws After Sydney Mass Shooting“ by Charlotte Graham-McLay, Rod McGuirk and Kristen Gelineau.
Article: “Port Arthur massacre (Australia)“ by Wikipedia.

Oh and btw - Whiskey Pete want to make spirituality manly again. No “feelings” allowed...
Article: “For Pete’s sake! Hegseth wants to make spirituality manly again?“ by Lisa Needham.

Article: “Conservative Origins of Obamacare“ by Paul Krugman.
Article: “How Trump Is Trying to Undo the Inflation Reduction Act“ by Simmone Shah.
Article: “Trump Is Taking Credit for Infrastructure Projects Funded by Biden Legislation He Opposed“ by Peter Wade.
Article: “Trump’s hand-picked Kennedy Center board votes to rename it as the ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’“ by Alexandra Marquez.
Article: “Russia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Kaliningrad“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Immanuel Kant“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Putin says Russia’s hypersonic missile has entered service and will be deployed in Belarus“ by Vladimir Isachenkov.
Article: “Damage revealed after drone blast on £300m Putin submarine – but bungling Russians try to con the world with bizarre pic “ by Claudia Lee, Will Stewart.
Article: “Sinking of the Moskva“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ukraine says it has sunk a Russian submarine before launching drone strikes across the border“ by Dylan Donnelly.
Article: “Mikhail Gorbachev“ by Wikipedia.
Movie: “The Arrow of Time (2017)“.

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Hour Three: If you think Trump is vile - wait until you see what young Republicans just did at their gala...
- Dean Obeidallah, Host of Dean Obeidallah show weekdays 6-9PM ET @SXMProgress Radio Ch127 / His substack is The Dean’s Report @DeanObeidallah @SXMProgress
Article: “If you think Trump is vile wait until you see what the young Republicans just did at their gala“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Political parties in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump’s bruised hand and tiredness blamed on Alzheimer’s drug by congresswoman“ by Cheyenne Ubiera.

Site: Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF, Mikey Weinstein).
Article: “Monthly U.S. Gasoline Prices (1976-2025)“ by macrotrends.
Article: “Trump hosts Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman: Five key takeaways“ by Al Jazeera.
Article: “Trump official denies claims Ukraine peace plan was ‘written in Russia’“ by Colum Motherway.

Trump Turns the White House Into a Petty Propaganda Museum
Article: “The White House unveiled new plaques, and yes, unfortunately, they are very, very real“ by Buzzfeed.

Article: “Trump Just Announced His Own Hunger Games“ by Arianna Coghill.
Article: “Russia has been cultivating Trump as an asset for 40 years, former KGB spy says“ by Thomas Colson.
Quote: “We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within.“ - Nikita Khrushchev.
Book: “House of Trump, House of Putin“ by Craig Unger.
. Substack Craig Unger.
Article: “Jewish Defense League“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jefferson (proposed Pacific state)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order“.
Article: “100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State“ by Anna Griffin, Amy Graff and Drew Atkins.
Article: “MacKenzie Scott“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Donald Trump Jr. co-founds new private members club, Executive Branch, with a $500,000 fee“ by Robert Frank.
Article: “Trump’s bandaged hand sparks fresh health concerns“ by Samyarup Chowdhury.
Article: “Trump has tapped an unprecedented 13 billionaires for his administration. Here’s who they are“ by Peter Charalambous, Laura Romero, and Soo Rin Kim.
Article: “Susie Wiles“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Stephen Miller (political advisor)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russell Vought“ by Wikipedia.