Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 04/24/26

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Friday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: From Surveillance State to Kill Machine: Has the Line Has Already Been Crossed?
Article: “From Surveillance State to Kill Machine: Has the Line Already Been Crossed?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Southcom creates new Autonomous Warfare Command to build up its drone prowess“ by Brandi Vincent.
Article: “America’s New Political Reality: Trump Decides Which Beliefs Are “Legal”“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Special Operations Force Structure“ by USSOCOM.
Site: “Plural“ (openstates.org).
Article: “Palantir’s ELITE App: Google Maps for Deportations“ by State of Surveillance..
Article: “Pentagon wants $1.5 trillion budget for Golden Dome, drones, troop raises“ by Ellen Mitchell.
Article: “LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on No Kings Protest“ by Sam Biddle.
Article: “‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza“ by Yuval Abraham.
Article: “ICE to Use ImmigrationOS by Palantir, a New AI System, to Track Immigrants’ Movements“ by Steven Hubbard .
Article: “Whistles, then gunfire: How the deadly ICE shooting unfolded in Minneapolis“ by Ray Sanchez.
Article: “Find Your Members/A>“ by Congress.
Article: “Lavender & Where’s Daddy: How Israel Used AI to Form Kill Lists & Bomb Palestinians in Their Homes“ by Democracy Now!
Article: “Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Holds Six-Figure Investment in Tech Firm Profiting from Deportations“ by Democracy Now!.
Article: “The FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE“ by Sophia Cope.
Article: “Death by A.I.“ by Ken Klippenstein.
Article: “ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it“ by Kat Lonsdorf, Jude Joffe-Block, Meg Anderson.
Article: “Spokane police to receive barriers and AI-powered drones to protect Team Egypt“ by Emry Dinman
Site: “vote.org“.
Article: “Masks, guns and tactical gear are unmistakable hallmarks of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.“ by Eva Dou, Artur Galocha, Kevin Schaul.
Article: “Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They’re the Bad Guys“ by Makena Kelly.
Article: “Phoenix Program“ (operation phoenix) by Wikipedia.


Did Trump Just Empty America’s Missile Arsenal on Iran?
Article: “U.S. Has ‘Burned Through’ Eye-Popping Amount of Munitions During Trump’s Iran War: Report“ by Willa Pope Robbins.

Why Is Trump’s EPA Hunting Abortion Pills in Your Drinking Water?
Article: “The Trump Admin Wants To Test Drinking Water For Abortion And Birth Control Pills“ by Alanna Vagianos.

Article: “Matthew Kacsmaryk“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “USS George H.W. Bush To STRIKE Iran Within 48 Hours? 60,000+ Troops, Warships Deployed In Middle East“ by OneIndia.
Bible: “Book of Revelation“.
Article: “Four kingdoms of Daniel“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Number of the beast“ (666) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Armin D. Lehmann“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “In Hitler’s Bunker: A Boy Soldier’s Eyewitness Account of the Fuhrer’s Last Days“ by Armin D. Lehman.
Video: Trump’s Mental State is at Rock Bottom w/ Bandy X. Lee.
Article: “At least 10 people tied to sensitive US research have died or disappeared in recent years, sparking federal investigation “ by Natasha Chen, Alex Stambaugh, Chris Boyette.
Article: “My Take on the Butler Conspiracies“ by MurielVieuxThePoet.
Article: “Dihydrogen monoxide parody“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Evan Mecham“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Joe Arpaio“ by Wikipedia.
Videos: Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Book: The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World – and Globalization Began by Valerie Hansen.
Article: “Oil prices reach $105 as Iran and US tighten grip on Strait of Hormuz“ by Stuti Mishra.
Video: John Kerry’s Advice To Trump’s Iran Negotiators: Take Time To Be Reasonable - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Video: U.S. and Iran Wage a Meme War as Pete Hegseth Blasts “Unpatriotic” Media | The Daily Show.
Article: “Trump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge, watchdog says“ by Nick Lichtenberg.
Article: “The National Debt Is the Evidence of the Crime: Who Pocketed the $38 Trillion?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Taxes and a Two-Santa Theory“ by Jude Wanniski (March 6, 1976).
Article: “How Bill Clinton’s Welfare Reform Changed America“ by Mary Pilon.

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Hour Two: Is the Pentagon Now a Cash Machine for Trump’s Kids? Plus - more on Insider Trading by the Trump Mob.
Article: “‘Absurd Corruption’: Disgust as Eric Trump Brags About Scoring $24 Million Pentagon Deal “ by Brad Reed.
Article: “I Flagged Every Trade“ by Peter Girnus.

Why Are Americans Walking Away from the Spring Housing Market?
Article: “Homebuyers Are Sitting Out the Key Season for Real Estate Deals“ by Paulina Cachero.

Article: “Santa Claus for Billionaires, Debt for You: Thanks Trump“ by Thom Hartmann.
Substack: “Letters from an American: April 23, 2026“ (Navy Secretary, ICE budget reconciliation) by Heather Cox Richardson.
Article: “Ammar Campa-Najjar“ by Wikipedia.
Video: DMFI PAC “Say Anything” (ad against Ammar Campa-Najjar).
Article: “Democratic Majority for Israel“ (DMFI) by Wikipedia.
Article: “AIPAC“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Baculum“ (penis bone) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Superpower Suicide“ by Timothy Snyder.
Video: Trump’s threats against Iran are ‘making a mockery of Americans,’ says historian (Christiane Amanpour, Timothy Snyder).
Article: “Trump vs. 5 Presidents Who Raised Taxes the Most and 5 That Lowered Them“ by Josephine Nesbit.
Article: “Return to normalcy“ by Wikipedia.
Quote: “Less government in business and more business in government.“ - Warren G. Harding.
Book: “The Fourth Turning“ by William Strauss, Neil Howe.
Article: “Peter Turchin“ by Wikipedia.
Speech: “Great Society“ by Wikipedia.
diet joke Article: “Adam Mockler“ by Wikitia.
Article: “Person of Interest (TV series)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Israeli soldiers punished over vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon“ by Jaroslav Lukiv.
Article: “Israeli soldier’s desecration of crucifix in south Lebanon draws condemnation“ by Reuters.
Article: “Lebanon Raises Israel-Hezbollah War Death Toll to 2,454“.
Article: “U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts“ by Jonathan Masters, Will Merrow.
Article: “Camp David Accords“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Operation Eagle Claw“ (Carter’s Iran hostage rescue attempt) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs“ (1981 - 1986) by Brown University.
Article: “Oliver North“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Younger Dryas“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Observational constraints project a ~50% AMOC weakening by the end of this century“ by Valentin Portmann, Didier Swingedouw, Omar Khattab, Marie Chavent.
Article: “Great Lakes“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Could Earth be struck without warning? Nasa warns thousands of ‘city-killer’ asteroids still hidden“ by Jay Hilotin.
Site: End The Bribe System (Ziggy bumper stickers, etc.).
Article: “The Strategy That Built America’s Middle Class Still Works, So Why Won’t Democrats Deploy It?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The State of the American Middle Class“ by Rakesh Kochhar.
Article: “A One-Pager on What’s Wrong with U.S. Health Care“ by Drew Altman.
Article: “USPS hiring postal inspectors as it suspends FERS contributions to conserve cash“ by Crystal Huggins.
Article: “2,000 Mules: Belly Laughs, Belly Aches from Film’s “Proof” that Trump Won“ by Greg Palast and Zach D. Roberts.
Article: “Hungary’s New Leader Reveals Viktor Orbán Was Paying CPAC“ by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling.
Article: “Steve Bannon’s ‘Flood the Zone With Shit’ Strategy and Trump’s Greenland Gambit“ by Martin Mohr Olsen.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “Citizens United V. Federal Election Comm’n: Justice Stevens’ dissent“.
Article: “How ‘Tokyo Rose’ Became WWII’s Most Notorious Propagandist“ by Evan Andrews.
Article: “Malcolm Nance“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Eric Trump-Backed Venture Gets $24M Contract From Donald Trump Administration“ by Sourav Chakraborty.
Article: “High-level US delegation visits Cuba as Trump ups pressure“ by Jennifer Hansler.

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Hour Three: Republicans Tank in Their Own Fox News Poll
Article: “‘Really astonishing’: Elections expert gobsmacked by new polls for Dems“ by Matthew Chapman.
Article: “Latest Fox News Poll Reveals Grim Numbers for GOP on Economy“ by Sarah Rumpf.

A Moment of Awe Alert: About Sleep...
Article: “Astronaut Christina Koch Got the Best Sleep of Her Life in Space” by Rosa Sanchez.

Article: “DNA: Comparing Humans and Chimps“ by American Museum of Natural History.
Article: “Chimpanzees vs. Bonobos: What’s the Difference?“ by Eric Ralls.
Article: “Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious ‘civil war’, say researchers“ by Hafsa Khalil.
Article: “Genetic engineering“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The tech billionaires trying to hack aging to extend their lives“ by Lakshmi Varanasi.
Article: “CRISPR gene editing“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Americans are following the news less closely than they used to“ by Naomi Forman-Katz.
Book: The Emerging Republican Majority (southern strategy) by Kevin P. Phillips.
Article: “FBI cuts ties with two advocacy groups that track US extremism after rightwing backlash“ (Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League) by AP.
Article: “Prominent hate group watchdog indicted by Trump DOJ for ‘manufacturing extremism’“ (SPLC) by Matthew Chapman.
Site: Commonwealth Report.
Quote: “The cleverest trick used in propaganda against Germany during the war was to accuse Germany of what our enemies themselves were doing“ - Joseph Goebbels (not “Accuse the other side of that of which you are guilty.“).
Article: “USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off“ by Jonathan Shorman.
Article: “Court holds that U.S. Postal Service can’t be sued over intentionally misdelivered mail“ by Kelsey Dallas.
Article: “AARP“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Chapter (Medicare).
Book: The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Wendell Potter“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Incorporate Armbands in the May Day Strike: A Lesson from the Past “ by Paul Rogat Loeb.
Article: “Controversial FISA surveillance program extended by House but only until April 30“ by CBS News.
Article: “Key Democrats Under Pressure to Reject House GOP’s New 3-Year FISA Extension “ by Jessica Corbett.
Article: “The Strategy That Built America’s Middle Class Still Works, So Why Won’t Democrats Deploy It?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Green New Deal“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Car Allowance Rebate System“ (cash for clunkers) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Let’s TALK climate: No more hushing.“ by Bill McKibben.
Article: “Pacific Ocean warming signals the possible return of a strong El Niño“ by Met Office.
Video: If You Care About the Future, Watch This (w/ Dr. Michael Mann).
Article: “Wildfires rage in Georgia, Florida; homes burn, evacuations ordered“ by Jeanine Santucci.
Article: “Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift“ by Alanna Durkin Richer, Gene Johnson.
Article: “Should We Eliminate the Social Security Tax Cap? “ by Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Article: “Consumer Price Index for the elderly“ (CPI-E) by BLS.
Article: “Why Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon prayer services challenge traditional notions of separation of church and state – but might be blessed by the Roberts Supreme Court“ by John E. Jones III.
Article: “Trump reads from Bible in Oval Office in taped message for Christian group“ by Uwa Ede-Osifo.
Substack: “Letters from an American“ by Heather Cox Richardson.
Article: “An excerpt from Heather Cox Richardson’s Democracy Awakening“ by Coll Rowe.