Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 05/06/26
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Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: They Blew Up the Debt, Stalled America’s Future, and Stuck You With the Bill. All to Enrich the Top 1% and Win Elections…
Article: “They Blew Up the Debt, Stalled America’s Future, and Stuck You With the Bill. All to Enrich the Top 1% and Win Elections…“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Interest on U.S. debt is becoming a top driver of future deficits, as the sheer size of past borrowing overwhelms the fiscal outlook“ by Jason Ma.
Article: “Santa Claus for Billionaires, Debt for You: Thanks Trump“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The U.S. debt now exceeds the country’s GDP. Should we worry?“ by Aimee Picchi.
Article: “FLASHBACK: Trump ran on being ‘King of Debt’ in 2016, bragged he could eliminate national debt in 8 years“ by Alec Schemmel.
Article: “Interest Costs on the National Debt“ by Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Video: Graham Platner Holds a PACKED Town Hall in Biddeford, Maine.
Article: “Mississippi civil rights workers’ murders“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rastakhiz Missile Unveiling Signals Iran’s Renewed Military Readiness“ by Silvia Boltuc.
Did Trump Just Surrender on Iran After 68 Days of Bloodshed?
Article: “Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?“ by Abid Hussain.
Article: “Exclusive: U.S. and Iran closing in on one-page memo to end war, officials say“ by Barak Ravid.
Article: “Trump twists himself in knots to explain why giving Iran money is different from Obama“ by Sarah K. Burris.
Why Did the FDA Bury Studies Proving Vaccines Are Safe?
Article: “F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe“ by Christina Jewett.
Article: “NEW STUDY: Nearly $80 Trillion Redistributed from the Bottom 90% to the Top 1% Since 1975“ by Bernie Sanders.
Article: “$ Interest on the National Debt“ by US Debt Clock.
Article: “Fact check: Amid spike, prominent Republicans make false claims about gas prices“ by Daniel Dale.
Article: “Foreign Sources of Crude Oil Imports to California“ by California Energy Commission.
Article: “Annual Oil Supply Sources To California Refineries “ by California Energy Commission.
Article: “Russian oil fuels California as prices climb“ by Aaron Cantú.
Article: “California refinery closures spark pipeline race to West Coast“ by Nicole Jao and Shariq Khan.
Article: “Trump’s supposedly private-funded ballroom could cost US taxpayers $1bn“ by Sky News.
Site: Indivisible.
Article: “Who Owns US Debt? Foreign vs Domestic Holders Breakdown“ by US Debt Clock.
Article: “Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?“ by Britannica.
Article: “Neville Chamberlain“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Curtis LeMay“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran’s Drones Cost a Fraction of the U.S. Weapons Shooting Them Down“ by Farah Stockman.
Book: Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz.
Article: “2021 Kabul airport attack“ by Wikipedia.
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: “2012 Benghazi attack“ by Wikipedia.
Video: California Governor Debate Fight Night Round 2! Live Coverage!.
Movie: “The Wizard of the Kremlin (film)“.
Article: “Putin hiding in bunkers ‘for weeks’ at a time amid assassination fears“ by Maira Butt.
Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Case: “McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission“, 2014.
Movie: “Spartacus (film)“.
Quote: “Antoninus: Could we have won, Spartacus? Could we ever have won? Spartacus: Just by fighting them, we won something. “ - Spartacus.
Hour Two: SCOTUS voting rights decision wasn’t about law - it was about politics...
- David Daley, senior fellow at FairVote, author of the national best-sellers Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count“ and “Antidemocratic: Inside the Right’s 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections. His latest book is Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right’s 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections. Ex editor in chief @ Salon. Articles in New Yorker, NYT, WaPo, CNN, TNR. Substack, @davedaley.bsky.social
Article: “The supreme court’s voting rights decision wasn’t about law – it was about politics“ by David Daley and Eric J Segall.
Law: “Louisiana V. Callais et al.“ (Louisiana gerrymandering).
Article: “Shelby County v. Holder“ (Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is unconstitutional.) by Wikipedia.
Case: “Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, 594 U.S. ___ (2021)“ (Arizona voting).
Law: “Voting Rights Act of 1965“.
Article: “Ranked Choice Voting / Instant Runoff“ (RCV) by FairVote.
Article: “California’s 22nd Congressional District“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Randy Villegas (California)“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Dem Establishment Accused of ‘Putting Thumb on the Scale’ Against Progressive Candidate“ (Randy Villegas, California) by Jake Johnson.
Why Did Trump Spend Millions to Punish Republicans Who Followed the Law?
Article: “Trump gets revenge, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s Indiana and Ohio primaries“ by Eric Bradner.
Did Trump Really Tell a Mother Her Son Deserves to Die?
Article: “MTG Says She Would ‘Probably Get Put in Jail’ If She Released Trump Texts Allegedly Saying Her Youngest Son Deserves Death Threats“ by Joseph Konig.
Article: “Stochastic terrorism“ (Stochastic violence) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Joseph Stalin“ (Russia) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Taxes and a Two-Santa Theory“ by Jude Wanniski (March 6, 1976).
Quote: “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.“ - Wayne Gretzky.
Article: “How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the race that shocked the country“ by Grace Segers.
Article: “Reserve currency“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Barron’s“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Chad Bianco“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tom Steyer“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: 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) / Check out his weekly podcast, “With Liberty and Justice for Some“ (available on Apple Podcasts) @pocan.house.gov @repmarkpocan
Article: “Redistricting is rampant ahead of the US House midterm elections. What states are taking action?“ by David A. Lieb.
Article: “Trump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge, watchdog says“ by Nick Lichtenberg.
Article: “How Bill Clinton’s Welfare Reform Changed America“ by Mary Pilon.
Article: “Epstein files“ by Wikipedia.
Site: MercyOne.
Site: Social Security Works (Alex Lawson).
Site: Strengthen Social Security (Alex Lawson).
Site: Mark Pocan for Congress.
Article: “Medicare for All Act“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “FACT CHECK: Medicare for All Would Save the U.S. Trillions; Public Option Would Leave Millions Uninsured, Not Garner Savings“ by Public Citizen.
Article: “Democrats are split on healthcare. But voters need immediate relief“ by Neera Tanden and Topher Spiro.
Article: “As wealth taxes gain traction, Warren proposes levy on the ultra-rich“ by Aimee Picchi.
Article: “Bryan Steil“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US military equipment worth billions of dollars destroyed in Iran war“ by Alia Chughtai.
Article: “DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says.“ by Aimee Picchi.
Article: “Graham Platner“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump businesses seek to hire more foreign workers as his administration supercharges deportations“ by Robert Maguire.
Article: “White House ballroom may not be complete until the end of Trump’s term“ by Julia Marshall.
Article: “Firm Building Trump’s Ballroom Got a Secret No-Bid Contract for a Nearby Job“ by David A. Fahrenthold, Luke Broadwater and Andrea Fuller.
Article: “Republicans aim to secure $1 billion for security-related aspects of White House ballroom construction project” by Steven Portnoy and Allison Pecorin.
Article: “ActBlue“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump’s Attack on ActBlue Just Blew Up in His Face“ by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling.