Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 12/05/25

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Friday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: When the Government Can Kill Without Consequences, What Is Left of Democracy?
Article: “Admiral Denies “Kill-Them-All” Order as Congress Views Chilling Boat-Strike Video“ by SouthFloridaReporter.com.
Article: “FBI (TV series)“ by Wikipedia.

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Article: “Bongino backs off Jan. 6 pipe bomb conspiracies he called ‘inside job’“ by Alex Woodward.
Article: “Trump administration says nursing isn’t a professional degree amid new limits on loans“ by Minyvonne Burke.
Article: “The U.S. Nursing Shortage: A State-by-State Breakdown“ by Charmaine Robinson.
Article: “Why It’s Still Hard to Get Into Medical School Despite a Doctor Shortage“ by A.R. Cabral.
Article: “Can The Hague try a us citizen?“ by factually.
Article: “US Intercepted Fishing Vessel in Venezuela’s Waters, Maduro Says“ by Victor Cohen.
Article: “Here’s what the US military is using to strike alleged drug boats“ by Natasha Bertrand, Avery Schmitz, Zachary Cohen.

Young Americans Want a Reboot: Can They Build a Majority Big Enough to Overrule Big Money?
Article: “Young Americans Want a Reboot: Can They Build a Majority Big Enough to Overrule Big Money?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The “Share Buyback” Looting of American Business“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “For America’s Wealthy, a Sweet Start to Our 21st Century“ by Sam Pizzigati.
Article: “Harvard Youth Poll“ by Harvard Public Opinion Project.
Article: “Trump Openly Threatens to Imprison Political Enemies“ by Hafiz Rashid.
Article: “The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That’s Made the U.S. Less Secure“ by Nick Hanauer.
Book: “The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class-and How to Rescue Our Future by Thom Hartmann.
Book: “Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became “People” - And How You Can Fight Back“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Tax Cuts Are Primarily Responsible for the Increasing Debt Ratio“ by Bobby Kogan.
Article: “US women are being jailed for having miscarriages“ by Robin Levinson-King.
Article: “Trump Pledges Across-the-Board Tax Cuts If He Returns to Office“ by Ranjeetha Pakiam, Laura Davison, and Hadriana Lowenkron.
Article: “Americans under 30 are ‘under profound strain’ and deeply mistrust institutions, poll finds“ by Ariel Edwards-Levy.
Article: “The Tipping Point: Most Americans No Longer Are Middle Class“ by Marilyn Geewax.
Article: “Trump pressed oil executives to give $1 billion for his campaign, people in industry say“ by Ben Lefebvre.
Article: “Powell Memo“.

Article: “Joint Special Operations Command“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “SEAL Team Six“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Frank M. Bradley“ (Admiral) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Top admiral steps down abruptly amid drug boat strikes“ (Alvin Holsey) by Connor O’Brien and Joe Gould.
Article: “Senate Passes Waiver Enabling Gen. Mattis to Become Secretary of Defense“ by Dan Sullivan.
Article: “Congress approves waiver for Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin “ by Clare Foran.
Article: “Donald Trump awarded first ever FIFA peace prize — Watch video“ by Livemint.
Article: “Trump rolls out Fifa ‘pass’ to give priority visas to 2026 US World Cup visitors“ by Andrew Feinberg.
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.“
Movie: “Weekend at Bernie’s“.
Article: “Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking“ by Nadine Yousif.
Article: “Próspera“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Stunning Trump Youth Support Drop“ by Reginald Edward.
Article: “Mapping the U.S. Military Buildup Near Venezuela“ by Will Merrow.
Article: “Need to Know: What are Nielsen ratings?“ by Nielsen.
Article: “Alvin Bragg“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fani Willis“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Letitia James“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Two: Is Trump’s Christmas Greeting “Daddy’s Home” an Authoritarian Warning?
Article: “Daddy’s Home! White House Torched Over Trump’s ‘Embarrassing’ Christmas Card Cartoon With ‘The Creepiest Message Ever’ — ‘I Wish I Could Unsee This’“ by Matt Richards.
Image: “Daddy’s Home“ by White House.

Trump’s attacks on DEI in college admissions are likely to hurt men - Don’t tell Trump’s “boyz”
Article: “Trump’s attacks on DEI in college admissions are likely to hurt men“ by Jon Marcus.

Article: “Breaking: Trump Quietly Lifts Lukoil Sanctions Days After Kushner’s Secret Kremlin Meeting With Putin“ by Lev Parnas.
Article: “Russia Sent Abducted Ukrainian Children To North Korea“ by David Kirichenko.
Article: “Republican senator describes the FOUR ‘righteous’ strikes that wiped out alleged drug smugglers“ (Tom Cotton) by Jon Michael Raasch.
Article: “Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers“ by Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky.
Article: “Habeas corpus“ (1166) by Wikipedia.
Law: “Habeas Corpus Suspension Act (1863)“ - Abraham Lincoln.
Article: “Executive Order 9066“ (1942, detain Japanese Americans) by FDR.
Article: “Second Chechen War“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russia and China in Latin America: How Cooperation with Venezuela Is Redefining Global Power Dynamics“ by Geopolitica.
Article: “Maduro asked for $200m in deal with Trump to flee“ by Rob Crilly.
Article: “Cleansing of the Temple“ by Wikipedia.
Book: The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy by Ray D. Madoff.

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Hour Three: What is Trump’s post-presidency fate?
- Michael Fanone, BlueSky: @michaelfanone.bsky.social Substack: @michaelfanone
Book: Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop’s Battle for America’s Soul by Michael Fanone.
Article: “Michael Fanone“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking“ by Nadine Yousif.
Article: “Trump deploys National Guard to Washington DC and pledges crime crackdown“ by Ana Faguy.
Article: “The Posse Comitatus Act Explained“ by Joseph Nunn.

Article: “JB Pritzker“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Melania Trump Reveals Theme of This Year’s White House Christmas Decorations, Complete with ‘Be Best’ Ornaments“ by Rachel Raposas.

Geeky Science. Even one piece of chewing gum is not worth the risk....Wow
Article: “Even One Piece Of Chewing Gum May Not Be Worth The Risk“ by Dr. Joseph Mercola.

Article: “Trump describes Somali immigrants as ‘garbage’ amid feud with Minnesota congresswoman, governor“ by Isabella Murray, Lalee Ibssa , and Ivan Pereira.
Article: “Frederick Trump“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Center for Victims of Torture“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Lutheran Brotherhood“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “JD Vance’s Hanukkah invitation says ‘Celebrating 50 years of Christmas’ in embarrassing blunder“ by Brendan Rascius.
Article: “Test scores don’t stack up to GPAs in predicting college success“ by University of Chicago.
Article: “Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How many presidential pardons did Donald Trump grant by number and list of recipients?“ by factually.
Article: “Epstein “Knew” Melania Well, Trump’s Biographer Alleges Link Between Two“ by NDTV News Desk.
Article: “Melania Trump Reveals She’s Launching Her Own Production Company Ahead of $40M Amazon Documentary“ by Chris Spargo.
Book: Agrarian Justice by Thomas Paine.
Article: “Trump Fires Ballroom Architect Who Said It Was Too Big“ by Erkki Forster.
Article: “With ‘Trump Accounts,’ your baby could qualify for $1,000. Here’s what to know“ by Moriah Balingit.
Book: Agrarian Justice by Thomas Paine.
Article: “History of Quantitative Easing in the U.S.“ by American Deposit Management.
Article: “Assets: Securities Held Outright: Securities Held Outright: Wednesday Level (WSHOSHO)“ by FRED.
Article: “Ben Bernanke“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Dow Jones Industrial Average“ by MarketWatch.
Article: “The 4th Man that Did The Most Damage to US By Legalizing Stock Buy Backs“ by The Anti-Theist.
Youtube: “H I Sutton“.
Video: A Fundamentally NEW Type Of Narco Submarine Changes Everything.
Article: “Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips“ by Erica L. Green.
Article: “How Trump Is Trying to Undo the Inflation Reduction Act “ by Simmone Shah.
Article: “United States Inflation Rate“ by Trading Economics.