Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 02/04/26
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Wednesday’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 / He is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Labor Caucus / Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus / and, co-chair/ co-founder-Defense Spending Reduction Caucus) @pocan.house.gov @repmarkpocan podcast
Article: “House votes to end partial shutdown, temporarily fund Homeland Security“ by Emily Brooks.
Article: “How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency“ by Bill Chappell.
Article: “‘Earthquake of Biblical Proportions’ as Democrat Flips Deep-Red Texas State Senate Seat“ by Brad Reed.
Article: “Kristallnacht“ by history.com.
Podcast: “Episode 52 with Rachel Bitecofer - With Liberty and Justice for Some“ by Mark Pocan.
Substack: “We Didn’t Start The Fire“ by Rachel Bitecofer.
Bill: “H.R.4176 - No Secret Police Act of 2025 “ by Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10].
Video: Whistleblower responds after DOJ confirms DOGE mishandled Social Security data.
Article: “Has DOGE cost more money than it has saved?“ by factually.
Video: Lawrence: No Republicans show up as victims of Trump-encouraged ICE shootings testify.
Article: “Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants“ by Nick Turse.
Article: “Inside Stephen Miller’s Reign of Terror“ by Asawin Suebsaeng, Nikki McCann Ramirez, Andrew Perez.
Article: “Reid Ribble“ by Wikipedia.
Tweet: “Election reform is a national imperative, but under our Constitution, election reform must be undertaken at the state level. Our Founders limited Congress’ role in conducting our elections for good reason: They wanted elections to be administered closest to the people, free from undue influence of the national government...“ by Mike Pence.
Article: “Adam Kinzinger“ by Wikipedia.
Podcast: With Liberty and Justice for Some - Rep. Mark Pocan.
Article: “Live updates: 700 immigration officers will leave Minnesota; Congress debates DHS funding“ by The Hill.
Article: “700 immigration enforcement personnel leaving Minnesota, Homan says“ by Jeanine Santucci.
Article: “National Debt Hits $38.40 Trillion, Increased $2.23 Trillion Year over Year, $6.12 Billion Per Day “ by Joint Economic Committee Republicans.
Article: “Tax Cuts Are Primarily Responsible for the Increasing Debt Ratio“ by Bobby Kogan.
Article: “National debt of the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage“ by Hiranmayi Srinivasan.
Article: “FBI raid of Fulton County, Georgia election office“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Lawmakers want to know why spy chief Tulsi Gabbard was at the FBI’s raid of Georgia election office“ by Ariana Baio.
Site: Vote.org.
Article: “Rescission bill“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “House GOP majority shrinks to just one vote as Johnson swears in new House Democrat“ by Elizabeth Elkind, Paul Steinhauser.
Article: “US congressional report explores option of not delivering any Aukus nuclear submarines to Australia“ by Ben Doherty.
Article: “Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine (Pillar 1) Project: Background and Issues for Congress“ by O’Rourke, Ronald.
Site: MoveOn.org.
Site: Indivisible.
Site: Center for American Progress.
Article: “Trump prompts outcry by suggesting Republicans should ‘take over’ elections“ by Jem Bartholomew.
Article: “‘No Kings’ Was Biggest Protest in U.S. History: Data Analyst“ by Will Neal.
Hour Two: Tennessee just announced a suite of eight bills that would turn state and local police officers, judges, teachers, social workers and others into the eyes and ears for the federal immigration system. Say what? And what’s the goal for the massive Washington Post layoffs? is the Washington Post becoming the new lie machine for Trump oligarchs?
- Joe Walsh, Former U.S Congressman (R-IL, 8th district) / podcast host @walshfreedom.bsky.social @WalshFreedom
Article: “Tennessee to test Stephen Miller’s plan of enlisting states for immigration enforcement“ by George Chidi.
Article: “Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs, scaling back news coverage“ by Danielle Kaye.
Article: “Costa Rica’s Health and Education Success: A Lesson for the World’s Richest Countries“ by Julian Jordan.
Article: “Right–Privilege Distinction“ by encyclopedia.com.
Article: “United States Bill of Rights“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Staggering evidence trove shows who put Trump in the White House — and controls him still “ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Video shows moments around fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis“ by BBC.
Over 70,000 People Detained in 225 Concentration Camps, With Plans to Double Them: Why Isn’t This a National Emergency?
Article: “Over 70,000 People Detained in 225 Concentration Camps, With Plans to Double Them: Why Isn’t This a National Emergency?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “ICE’s Delayed Detention Data is Out, Two Record Highs: 70,000 People Detained, 40,000 on Ankle Monitors“ by .
Article: “Dachau“ by United States Holocaust Museum Holocaust Encyclopedia.
Article: “Concentration Camps, 1933 - 39“ by United States Holocaust Museum Holocaust Encyclopedia.
Article: “The Most Dangerous Moment Is When Authoritarians Seem to Compromise“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Deaths in Detention Warn of Horrors Behind ICE’s Prison Walls“ by Mike Ludwig.
Article: “California’s Immigration Detention Facilities Plagued by Human Rights Abuse, New Report Finds“ by ACLU.
Article: “Concentration Camp“ by Merriam-Webster.
Article: “Jail“ by Merriam-Webster.
Article: “Prison“ by Merriam-Webster.
Article: “ICE Inspections Plummeted as Detentions Soared in 2025“ by Isabel Del Mastro, Luisa Clausen and René Kladzyk.
Article: “Tennessee to test Stephen Miller’s plan of enlisting states for immigration enforcement“ by George Chidi.
Article: “What Cruise Ships Do With All That Sewage: Waste Management At Sea Explained“ by Jenni Fielding.
Article: “United States Environmental Protection Agency“ (EPA) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Anne Gorsuch Burford, Neil’s Mother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know“ by Chris Bucher.
Bible: “Give us this day our daily bread“ - Matthew 6:11.
Article: “Universal Declaration of Human Rights“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “15th Amendment“, February 3, 1870 “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude“.
Article: “Impeachment“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rep. Al Green files impeachment article against Trump over Iran: ‘Threat to democracy’“ by Matt Keeley.
Article: “Efforts to impeach Donald Trump“ by Wikipedia.
Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Case: “Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad“, 1886.
Article: “Fears of new arms race as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty due to expire“ by Jonathan Beale.
Article: “A New Nuclear Arms Race Could “Spiral” as Last U.S.-Russia Treaty Expires: Dr. Ira Helfand“ by Democracy Now!.
Article: “Nuclear winter“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Status of World Nuclear Forces“ by Hans Kristensen & Matt Korda & Eliana Johns & Mackenzie Knight-Boyle & Kate Kohn.
Article: “Russia raises tensions with NATO as Putin shows off his battlefield nuclear weapons“ by Ap Correspondent.
Article: “Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: Gaza: Journalists Under Fire
- Robert Greenwald, Founder & President - Brave New Films / Director of Outfoxed, Beyond Bars, E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump, Suppressed: The Fight To Vote and, most recently, Gaza: Journalists Under Fire @bravenewfilms
Video: E. Jean Carroll V. Donald J. Trump • Full Documentary • BRAVE NEW FILMS (BNF).
Tiktok: Brave New Films.
Video: Official Trailer: Gaza: Journalists Under Fire • BRAVE NEW FILMS (BNF).
Video: 2025 Gaza EOY_Public.
Video: Gaza: Journalists Under Fire - Full Film - English - Screener.
Article: “260 Journalists Killed in Gaza in Israeli Attacks Since Genocide Began“ by Quds News Network.
Article: “What if… the US stopped supporting Israel tomorrow?“ by Simon Speakman Cordall.
Article: “Trump administration approves new arms sales to Israel worth $6.67 billion“ by Matthew Lee.
Article: “War on Gaza: Israeli army kills journalist Heba al-Abdallah and her family“ by Nadda Osman.
Article: “Netanyahu“ by International Criminal Court (ICC).
Article: “Israel strikes across Gaza, killing 24, and says militants attacked its soldiers“ by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel.
Crazy Alert! Are you ready for a statue of Christopher Columbus being erected at the White House? Could there be a worst choice? Does Trump like him because Columbus was just like Epstein on an island?
Article: “Trump plans to erect controversial statue at White House: report“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “Statue of Christopher Columbus (Baltimore)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Columbus Day Celebration? Think Again...“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “New Mexico Senate Passes Immigrant Safety Act, Sending Historic Legislation to Governor’s Desk /A>” by ACLU.
Article: “Buddhist monks on national walk for peace receive flowers, tears, and gratitude along a NC highway“ by Aaron Sánchez-Guerra.
Article: “Trump denies knowledge of reported $500M Abu Dhabi stake in WLFI“ by Ananthu C U.
Video: Vigilantes Inc: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen.
Law: “13th Amendment“, December 6, 1865. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.“
Article: “Trump threatens Iran, says supreme leader ‘should be worried’“ by Francesca Chambers.
Video: Trump warns Iran as US armada moves into ‘striking distance’ in Middle East.
Article: “Tel Aviv Branch Office of the Embassy of the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “IDF believes 70,000 Gazans killed in war, as claimed by Hamas; civilian-combatant ratio unclear“ by Emanuel Fabian.
Video: Rep. Ted Lieu Claims President Trump is Accused of Raping Children in the Epstein Files.
Article: “Kevin Warsh, new Fed chair pick, named in Epstein files, sparks backlash: ‘Why did Trump choose him?’“ by Shuvrajit Das Biswas.
Article: “Turkey’s inflation accelerates closer to 70% with rates at peak“ by Bloomberg.