Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 04/07/26
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Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: TRUMP THREATENS TO WIPE OUT AN ENTIRE CIVILIZATION TONIGHT
Article: “‘A whole civilisation will die tonight’: Trump’s menacing Truth Social message in full“ by Sarah Hooper.
Article: “Iran Cuts Off Direct Diplomacy With U.S.“ by Alexander Ward, Summer Said.
Article: “Rubio cites planned Israeli attack as a key reason US launched strikes against Iran“ by Jacob Magid.
Article: “Iran strikes spark accusations of bad-faith diplomatic negotiations“ by Adam Taylor.
Article: “Trump fires top US military officers - including America’s most senior commander“ by Sky News.
Article: “‘People Are Very Scared’: Trump Administration Purge of JAG Officers Raises Legal, Ethical Fears“ by Thomas Novelly and Konstantin Toropin.
Article: “Netanyahu“ by International Criminal Court (ICC).
Article: “Netanyahu’s jet largely avoids European airspace in unusual route to New York“ by Sam Sweeney.
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.“
Article: “Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Historical Background “ by LII.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump has grown $1.4 billion richer in his second term. Here’s how.“ by Nick Moyle.
Article: “New Drone Maker Partly Owned by Trump Sons Hopes to Win Pentagon Contracts“ by Bernard Condon.
The Most Dangerous Crisis in America Isn’t Political: It’s the GOP’s Intentional Destruction of Trust
Article: “The Most Dangerous Crisis in America Isn’t Political: It’s the GOP’s Intentional Destruction of Trust“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Future Has Entered the Room, and Trump Is Still Mistaking the Republic for a Stage Set“ by Michael Corthell.
Article: “Even Mice Have More Humanity than Trump, Musk, and the GOP“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Real Reason the Freedom Caucus Hates Kevin McCarthy Is Larger Than You Think“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “America is heading for a recession — and it may be the worst yet“ by John Mac Ghlionn.
Article: “The True History of Libertarianism in America: A Phony Ideology to Promote a Corporate Agenda“ by Mark Ames.
Article: “The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump says it’s ‘not possible’ for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and day care: ‘We’re fighting wars’“ by Eleanor Skelly, Alexandra Marquez, Tara Prindiville and Sarah Dean.
Article: “Public Trust in Government: 1958-2025“ by Pew Research Center.
Article: “Inaugural Address 1981“ by Ronald Reagan.
Book: “The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Libertarian Party“ by Wikipedia.
Quote: “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem“ - Ronald Reagan.
Article: “Ken Martin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Newt Gingrich“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Six Dark Lessons Roy Cohn Taught Trump (That He Still Uses Today)“ by Berrett-Koehler.
Article: “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action“ (Iran nuclear deal) by Wikipedia.
Article: “International Atomic Energy Agency“ (IAEA) by Wikipedia.
Article: “US-Iran relations unravelled when Trump pulled out of a nuclear deal in 2018“ by Michael Jansen.
Article: “Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz“ (it was open until he attacked Iran) by Phillips Payson O’Brien.
Article: “Iran and state-sponsored terrorism“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran–United States relations“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Why the world should worry about Israel’s nuclear doctrine“ by Ahmed Najar.
WILL OUR SOLDIERS OBEY TRUMP OR REFUSE TO COMMIT WAR CRIMES?
Article: “Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes“ by Julian Borger.
Article: “Oil, strait of Hormuz and empty threats: a timeline of Trump’s flip-flopping on the Iran war“ by Joseph Gedeon.
Hour Two: THE FBI LAUNCHES A POLITICAL PRE-CRIME CENTER TO HUNT DOWN DISSENT - Who will be first?
Article: “Exclusive: FBI’s New Political Pre-Crime Center“ by Ken Klippenstein.
Article: “Dictator“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Viktor Orbán tells CPAC the path to power is to ‘have your own media’“ by Flora Garamvolgyi.
Article: “Purging militaries: Introducing the Military Purges in Dictatorships (MPD) dataset“ by Jun Koga Sudduth.
Article: “The Dictators Toolkit: Disguised Judicial Attacks“ by Hannah Van Dijcke, Venla Stang.
Article: “How Do Dictators Eliminate Their Opponents?“ by UOLLB.
Memorandum: “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence“ (National Security Presidential Memorandum-7) by Donald J. Trump.
Movie: “Minority Report“.
Article: “The president speaks genocide“ by Timothy Snyder.
Quote: “When the enemy is making a false movement we must take good care not to interrupt him.“ - Napoleon.
Video: Bob Dylan - Masters of War (Official Audio).
Article: “Masters of War lyrics“ by Bob Dylan.
CAN TRUMP’S DHS SECRETARY REALLY HOLD AMERICA’S AIRPORTS HOSTAGE?
Article: “ICE Cowboy Plotting to Sabotage America’s Biggest Airports“ by Zorro.
Article: “Sanctuary city“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Markwayne Mullin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say“ by Hannah Rabinowitz.
Article: “Reichstag fire“ by Britannica.
Article: “The Next Coup Attempt“ by Timothy Snyder.
Article: “Are Trump’s Purges and Calls for a Larger Military Budget the Setup for a Coup?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Bill: “H.Res.1155 - Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. “ by Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (Introduced 04/06/2026).
Article: “United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pete Hegseth faces impeachment call for being Iran war’s ‘chief enabler’. What to know“ by Diana Leyva.
Site: “Project 2025“.
Song: “Eve of Destruction“ by Barry McGuire.
Article: “Individual Ready Reserve“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Israel reverses course after barring Palm Sunday Mass in Jerusalem “ by Christopher Lamb, Tim Lister.
Article: “‘Visited 700 times’: White House signals fatigue with Netanyahu“ (actually, twice) by Erez Linn.
Article: “Israel strikes Iran’s largest natural gas field; What it means for the region“ by Business Today.
Hour Three: IS A SLOW-MOTION BANK RUN QUIETLY SWALLOWING WALL STREET’S SHADOW BANKS?
Article: “This Is Starting to Look Like a Slow-Motion Bank Run“ by Natasha Sarin.
Article: “Phil Gramm: Glass-Steagall Repeal Didn’t Have ‘Anything To Do With The Financial Crisis’“ by Alexander Eichler.
Article: “The Stock Market Crash of 2008“ by Kimberly Amadeo.
Article: “Savings and loan crisis“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Lehman Brothers Collapse Explained: Causes and Legacy“ by Nick Lioudis.
Article: “Office of Financial Research“ by Wikipedia.
ICE STORMS A MILITARY BASE AND RIPS A SOLDIER’S WIFE FROM HIS ARMS
Article: “‘She Got Ripped Away From Me’: ICE Raids Military Base, Cages Wife of Newlywed Soldier Preparing to Deploy“ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “History of Iran“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2026 Iran massacres“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bush Gives Saddam 48 Hours to Leave Iraq“ by NPR.
Article: “Trump’s 48-hour warning to Iran as Hormuz Strait ‘deadline’ nears: ‘Before all Hell...’“ by Majid Alam.
Article: “Shock and Awe 20 Years Later: The Iraq War in the History of U.S. Empire“ by Zaynab Quadri.
Article: “Cornell Law School: Extortion“ by LII.
Article: “The Quitter: Why Perot Bowed Out..Se.-Campaign“ by Newsweek.
Article: “The Trump Administration is Riddled with Unqualified Leaders“ by Algernon Austin.
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: “Conscription in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia“ by Jeff Amy.
Article: “Universal Soldier (song)“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Donovan universal soldier.
Video: Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video).
Article: “New High of 45% in U.S. Identify as Political Independents“ by Jeffrey M. Jones.
Article: “Ranked Choice Voting / Instant Runoff“ (RCV) by FairVote.
Article: “Did Savannah Guthrie’s Epstein Interviews Trigger Something Dark? Old Clips Resurface After Mom’s Mysterious Disappearance“ by Megha Rawat.