Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 04/23/26
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Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Strategy That Built America’s Middle Class Still Works, So Why Won’t Democrats Deploy It?
Article: “The Strategy That Built America’s Middle Class Still Works, So Why Won’t Democrats Deploy It?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Democrats: To Win America Back, Confront Trump’s and the GOP’s Naked Corruption “ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “How to Stop the Billionaire Takeover: Democrats Must Declare Class Warfare “ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Leader Jeffries Statement On Trump’s Unilateral Military Action In Iran“ by Hakeem Jeffries.
Article: “Graham Platner wants to tax billionaires in his newly released tax plan“ by Channa Steinmetz.
Article: “War Powers Act“.
Article: “Platner floats Trump investigation, Supreme Court impeachments“ by Ashleigh Fields.
Book: “Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination“ by Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Trump Administration’s Lies About Trump’s Iran War & Their Costly, Chaotic Choices That Hurt American Families “ by Chuck Schumer.
Article: “Can Democrats win again? Voters want populist grit on economic issues.“ by Jenifer Fernandez Ancona and Celinda Lake .
Article: “Takeaways from the first California governor’s debate since Eric Swalwell’s exit“ by Eric Bradner, Patrick Svitek.
Article: “California gubernatorial election, 2026“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “List of homeless relocation programs in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Is This The Biggest Energy Crisis In History? and - Why Did Trump Fire His Own Navy Secretary In The Middle Of A War?
Article: “‘We are facing the biggest energy security threat in history,’ IEA chief tells CNBC“ by Holly Ellyatt.
Article: “‘What the hell is going on?’ Firestorm as Navy secretary ousted while Iran war rages “ by Bennito L. Kelty.
Article: “Trump orders Navy to ‘shoot and kill any boat’ laying mines in Hormuz Strait“ by Kevin Breuninger.
Article: “Bay Area billionaire Tom Steyer’s spending binge dwarfs rival campaigns in California governor’s race“ by Michael R. Blood.
Article: “Alexander Hamilton“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Thomas Paine“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “A Nation of Immigrants from the Outset: The Signers Born Abroad“ by James G. Basker and Sofia Melnychuck.
Article: “Sustainable Aviation Fuels: The growing momentum behind aviation decarbonisation“ by Shashi Chambers.
Article: “Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes“ by Julian Borger.
Article: “Pinocchio“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Barron Trump“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Is the Strait of Hormuz a ticking environmental time bomb?“ by Ushar Daniele.
Article: “BBC World Service“ by BBC.
Article: “Trump defunding of NPR and PBS blocked by judge, but damage is already done“ by Jon Brodkin .
Article: “Fact check: Which U.S. presidents led the nation into new wars?“ by Reuters.
Article: “President Donald Trump said he’s the first US president to solve a war. Pants on Fire!“ by Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe.
Article: “Zach Witkoff“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Billionaire backer sues Trump family’s crypto firm over alleged extortion“ by Archie Mitchell.
Article: “Don Jr.’s BFF Told to ‘Stop Dropping Names’ in Wild Drug Bust“ by Catherine Bouris.
Article: “Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’“ by Jeffrey Goldberg.
Article: “Trump’s Massive Cuts to the VA Betrays Veterans Like Me“ by Vedia Barnett.
Hour Two: Ukraine update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: “$106 Billion Loan Reflects E.U.’s View That Peace in Ukraine Is Far Away“ by Constant Méheut.
Article: “Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv hails frontline position as ‘strongest in a year’“ by Warren Murray.
Video: Nataliia Lutsenko & Speaking About Ukraine to a Global Audience.
Article: “2026 elections in the European Union“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Druzhba pipeline“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Druzhba oil flows to Slovakia and Hungary after Ukraine war standoff“ by Jan Lopatka.
Article: “The Critical Importance of Ukraine’s Fortress Belt in Donetsk Oblast“ by ISW.
Article: “Russia could be ready for NATO conflict year after Ukraine, Dutch warn“ by Rudy Ruitenberg.
Article: “Russians in Estonia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Collective defence - Article 5“ by NATO.
Article: “What would it cost to end homelessness in America?“ by Rob Moore.
Article: “A Look Into Finland’s Housing First Initiative“ by Lilly Dietz.
Is Kash Patel Running The FBI Like J. Edgar Hoover?
Article: “‘Beyond unacceptable’: Kash Patel hit with demand for ouster over probe of NYT reporter“ by Robert Davis.
Trump Plots A Revenge Tantrum At The Press Dinner
Article: “Trump’s ‘revenge’ meltdown plans leak for White House Correspondents’ Dinner: report“ by Matthew Chapman.
Republican appointed Judge blocks Virginia from using new House maps, Just 1 day after the “people’s vote.”
Article: “Judge blocks Virginia from using new House maps, 1 day after redistricting vote“ by Joe Walsh.
Article: “NYT alleges FBI investigated reporter over story on Kash Patel’s girlfriend“ by Marina Dunbar.
Article: “Pentagon announces US navy secretary is leaving ‘effective immediately’ and replaced with deputy – as it happened “ by Robert Mackey, Shrai Popat, Coral Murphy Marcos and Tom Ambrose.
Article: “Hung Cao“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “New acting Navy secretary once warned of ‘witchcraft’ in California city: Wiccans have ‘taken over’“ by Howard Koplowitz.
Article: “Crude Oil Products: Types, Uses, and Everyday Applications“ by OilGasZ.
Article: “Aviation fuel“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US scientists make sustainable jet fuel from corn, other agricultural waste“ by Srishti Gupta.
Article: “Ethanol in Fuel — A Story of Power, Economy, and Potential Engine Ruin“ by Paul Pearce.
Article: “Federal pardons in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 2 section 4 (impeachment). “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.“
Article: “Understanding the price gap between gasoline and diesel fuel“ by GlobalPetrolPrices.com.
Article: “When does no tax on tips start, end? How do I claim the deduction on my tax return?“ by Juan Carlos Castillo.
Article: “Janet Mills“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Janet Mills would be the oldest freshman senator ever. Do Democratic voters care?“ by Alex Roarty.
Hour Three: Your Airfare Just Jumped Twenty Percent
Article: “United Airlines Says Fares May Need To Rise Up To 20% To Offset Fuel Surge“ by Rajesh Kumar Singh.
Should Taxpayers Bail Out A Failing Airline?
Article: “Trump wants to rescue Spirit Airlines with your money“ by Lisa Needham .
Article: “Trump claims he saved eight Iranian women from execution — Iran calls him ‘delulu’“ by Michael D. Carroll.
Article: “all hail Preznit Fuckwit, who just heroically saved the lives of eight imaginary women“ by Jeff Tiedrich.
Book: The Education of a WASP by Lois Mark Stalvey.
Quote: “There Is Nothing Noble in Being Superior to Some Other Man. The True Nobility Is in Being Superior to Your Previous Self“ - W. L. Sheldon.
Article: “Barack Obama, Zohran Mamdani sing to preschoolers during NYC visit“ by Melina Khan.
Article: “Falklands War“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Eschatology“ (end times) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rapture“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2024 Algerian presidential election“ by Wikipedia.
Videos: Ukraine Matters.
Article: “Pro-Russian ex-president wins Bulgaria’s election“ by ft.com.
Article: “The pro-Putin ex-pilot poised to become the EU’s worst nightmare “ by James Crisp.
Article: “West Bank“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘It’s Not Working’: Diplomats Fear Trump’s Iran Envoys Are Making Things Worse“ by Philip Wang.
Article: “If you drive an expensive car you’re probably a jerk, scientists say“ by Rob Picheta.
Site: Randi Rhodes Show.
Article: “Randi Rhodes“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “It’s Time to Nationalize the Fossil Fuel Industry“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Saturday Report 7/15/23 - Climate change is melting down America; is it time to nationalize the poison that’s killing the planet?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Alaska Permanent Fund“ by Wikipedia.