Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 11/06/25

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Thursday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: A Republic, If You Can Count to 51: Why the Filibuster’s Demise Could Save Democracy
Article: “A Republic, If You Can Count to 51: Why the Filibuster’s Demise Could Save Democracy“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Billionaires Buying Elections: They’ve Come to Collect“ by Americans for Tax Fairness.
Article: “Filibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “House Republicans Aim to Make Abortion Illegal Nationally“ by Appropriations Committee Democrats.
Article: “The Budget Reconciliation Process: Stages of Consideration“ by CRS.
Article: “The GOP Taliban to Women: Shut Up, Sit Down, and Stay Home on Election Days“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “A Motion to Censure Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts“ by Office of the Historian.
Article: “Examining The Filibuster“ (2010) by Committee On Rules And Administration United States Senate.
Article: “The Wall Street Journal Trashes Trump Plan to Nuke Filibuster: ‘Republicans Would Be Dumb’ to Listen“ by Isaac Schorr.
Article: “Trump blames the government shutdown for Republican losses on Election Day.“ by Luke Broadwater and Erica L. Green.
Article: “Trump demands that the G.O.P. end the filibuster.“ by Catie Edmondson.
Article: “House Republicans pass energy bill to roll back regulation of fossil fuel production“ by Matthew Daly.
Article: “The Filibuster Was Grounded in Slavery and Now Threatens All Life on Earth“ by Thom Hartmann.
Tweet: “New -- President Donald Trump is complicating the shutdown endgame, dividing Republicans on the filibuster and emboldening Democrats after he said shutdown hurting GOP. On filibuster: “There’s 10 to 15, probably, hard no’s in the Senate. Let’s focus on getting the government back up here with 60 votes. I think we’re getting close,” said Sen. Daines. “There are some changes in circumstance with regard to the president weighing in, and we’re going to see how those shake out — saying ‘the shutdown needs to end’ … I think it will catch the attention of Republicans,” said Sen. Baldwin“ by Burgess Everett.
Tweet: “Murkowski: Trump “not helpful” on filibuster. Collins: “not the time” to have a filibuster debate. Rand: Rs would be “very sorry” to change it. Cruz: “I don’t believe the votes are there”. Tillis: “there’s nothing that could move me”. Kennedy: “It’s a beautiful day outside, isn’t it?” (it was, actually)“ by Burgess Everett.

Site: Transparent Election Initiative (to beat Citizens United).
Article: “Jon Tester“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “January 6 United States Capitol attack“ by Wikipedia.

Here’s the Job catastrophe Trump didn’t want you to know before Tuesday’s election - How the 3 T’s of the jobpocalypse — Trump, tech bros, and tariffs — are destroying the economy
Article: “US stocks slide as tech jitters return“ by Ian Smith and Emily Herbert.
Article: “Trump Jobs Catastrophe“ by Unprecedented.

Article: “Filibuster“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “House passes bill that could make it harder for married women to vote“ (SAVE Act) by Barbara Rodriguez.

Are the Epstein files even worse for Trump than we thought? Hmmm...
Article: “DOJ tells Republicans that Epstein files even worse for Trump than they thought: report“ by Carl Gibson.
Video: Michael Wolff Describes Compromising Trump Photos in Epstein’s Safe.
Video: Sen. Whitehouse Asks Attorney General About Epstein Photos .

Article: “The Emperor’s New Clothes“ by Hans Christian Andersen.
Video: ‘This Is An Economic Miracle’: Trump Pats Himself On The Back For Destroying The Economy With Reckless Tariffs During Ego-Fueled Tirade.
Article: “GOP senators hold firm on filibuster after Trump’s hard sell“ by Jordain Carney and Jennifer Scholtes.
Movie: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington“.
Article: “A “Jimmy Stewart Filibuster” Would Pass HR 1 & Save American Democracy“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “‘Not lifting one finger’: MAGA darling vows not to vote until Kirk killing solved“ (Candace Owens) by Robert Davis.

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Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: “Russian Strike Cuts Power to Mines in Dnipropetrovsk Region: Over 2,500 People Underground“ by Karina Dolomanzhy.
Article: “Russia Close to Its Biggest Capture of a Ukrainian City Since 2023“ (Pokrovsk) by Kim Barker, Marc Santora, Evelina Riabenko and Michael Schwirtz.
Article: “Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine faces hard decisions at Pokrovsk“ by quaoar.
Video: “Zelensky visits troops in Pokrovsk as fighting for key city continues“.
Article: “Ukraine says forces hit key fuel pipeline near Moscow that supplies Russian army“ by AP.
Article: “Technological Innovation Through Conflict: From Bronze to Nukes“ by Troy Clark.
Article: “How are Drones Changing War? The Future of the Battlefield “ by Michael Newton.
Article: “A dazzling display: China’s record-breaking drone spectacle with over 10,000 drones“ by Echo Zhan.
Article: “Groundbreaking fighter drone driven by AI needs no runway to launch air strikes“ by Cover Media.
Article: “AI-Powered Drone Swarms: The Future of Warfare in 2025“ by Marshall Gunnell.
Video: Nazar Bigun & Ukraine’s Drone Inventiveness (On the Edge with Philip Ittner Episode 66).
Article: “US drone dilemma: Why the most advanced military in the world is playing catchup on the modern battlefield“ by Haley Britzky, Isabelle Khurshudyan.
Article: “Behind attacks on Ukrainian cities, Russia is building a drone empire“ by Linus Höller.
Article: “Human safari (terror campaign)“ by Wikipedia.

Article: “Senate won’t touch filibuster to end shutdown, Thune says“ by Jordain Carney.
Article: “The Legislative Process“ by U.S. House of Representatives. “If the bill passes by simple majority (218 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate.”

What Jagger, My Cat, Taught Me About the Nature of Consciousness
Article: “What Jagger, My Cat, Taught Me About the Nature of Consciousness“ by Thom Hartmann.

Site: Cat Adoption Team.
Article: “Pennsylvania elections, 2025“ byBballotpedia.
Article: “Pennsylvania elections, 2025“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pennsylvania“ by Wikipedia.
Documentary: Nazi Town, USA.
Article: “I Chased Trump’s Election Monitor Across Southern California“ by Alex Thomas.

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Hour Three: Liberals w/Attitude
- Danny Goldberg, Author of 6 books, his latest is “Liberals with Attitude: The Rodney King Beating and the Fight for the Soul of Los Angeles“.
Article: “Tom Bradley (mayor)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Daryl Gates“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rodney King“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rodney King Beating Full Video“ by multishowtvweb.
Article: “Raymond Chandler“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Walter Mosley“ by Wikipedia.

Article: “Trump just revealed his shocking plan for Democrats to ‘most likely never attain power’ again“ by Rachel Cohen.
Article: “Fact check: How many people attended the No Kings day protests worldwide?“ by Factually.

Beyond Cruelty Alert! Armed agents drive off with toddler after detaining her father. Get this - They got in the car with the toddler, after they dragged off the dad, with their guns and masks (very scary for a child) and drove off... This is who we are now.
Article: “Video: Armed agents drive off with child after detaining her father“ by Brittny Mejia and Ruben Vives.
Article: “ICE Agents Drive Off With Child After Detaining Her U.S. Citizen Father in Cypress Park“ by Michael S. Carrillo, Esq..
Article: “Masked Trump Goons Snatch Dad’s Car With Toddler in the Back“ by Tom Latchem.

Article: “Ku Klux Klan: A History of Racism“ by SPLC.
Article: “Slave patrol“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tachinidae“ by Wikipedia.
Site: “Salem International“.
Book: “The Prophet’s Way“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Yes, Trump’s tariffs are raising billions — but at a steep economic cost“ by Scott Horsley.
Site: U.S. Department of Commerce .
Article: “Who Pays Trump’s Tariffs? “ by Wikipedia.
Article: “DC sandwich thrower found not guilty of assault “ by Holmes Lybrand, Casey Gannon.
Article: “Pierre Teilhard de Chardin“ by Wikipedia.