Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 12/13/25
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: News...Parkland Student is now in Brown shooting and Trump’s response “things can happen”, Are we pulling out of NATO in a few years? TSA is giving ICE the names of all travelers. Brown University Student Reflects On Her Second Mass Shooting: ‘I’m Really Angry’
Article: “Bill of Rights Day – December 15, 2025“ by National Today.
Article: “Primary Source: James Madison and Thomas Jefferson Correspondence on a Bill of Rights“ by Bill of Rights Institute.
Article: “Brown University Student Reflects On Her Second Mass Shooting: ‘I’m Really Angry’“ by Paige Skinner.
Article: “‘Things can happen.’ Trump responds to Brown University shooting.“ by Zac Anderson.
Article: “‘things can happen’ — Preznit Fuckwit once again fails to meet the moment“ by Jeff Tiedrich.
Article: “Trump induces nausea with ‘ghoulish’ rant against Rob Reiner: ‘Fundamentally evil’“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “Exclusive: US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say“ by Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk.
Article: “The TSA Is Giving the Names of All Air Travelers to ICE“ by Willa Pope Robbins.
Article: “A college freshman deported while flying home for Thanksgiving is fighting to return. Here’s what we know about her case“ by Hanna Park.
Article: “Woman arrested by ICE near baggage claim at Salt Lake City International Airport“ by Megan Brugger and Leslie Duarte.
Article: “Two months into the new fiscal year and the U.S. government is already spending more than $10 billion a week servicing national debt“ by Eleanor Pringle.
Article: “Tax Cuts Are Primarily Responsible for the Increasing Debt Ratio“ by Bobby Kogan.
Article: “Quantitative Easing (QE)“ by Investopedia.
Is the Morbidly Rich “Brilliance” Just a Threat to the Republic?
Article: “David Loye’s Rediscovering Darwin: Learn what Darwin actually had to say about human evolution“ by David Loye.
Article: “Even Mice Have More Humanity than Trump, Musk, and the GOP“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Dark Enlightenment“ by Nick Land.
Article: “On the “Dark Enlightenment,” and of Curtis Yarvin / Mencius Moldbug“ by Charles Haywood.
Article: “What We Must Understand About the Dark Enlightenment Movement“ by Ed Simon.
Book: The Hidden History of American Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity’s Ancient Way of Living by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Education of a Libertarian“ by Peter Thiel.
Article: “Group decision-making in animals“ by L. Conradt & T. J. Roper.
Article: “Democracy beats despotism in the animal world“ by James Randerson.
Tweet: “Either the suicidal empathy of Western civilization ends or Western civilization will end“ by Elon Musk.
Article: “Smedley Butler and the 1930s Plot to Overthrow the President“ by ystrdysamerica.
Article: “Eugenics“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Survival of the fittest“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Congress races against the clock to avert skyrocketing health care costs for millions“ by Alison Main.
Article: “Divide and conquer“ (or rule) (divide et impera or divide et vinces) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump’s Lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, Backtracks Over Russia Collusion In Car-Crash CNN Interview“ by Chris York.
Article: “Russian nuclear weapons, 2025“ by Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, Mackenzie Knight-Boyle .
Article: “Port Arthur massacre (Australia)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Tough gun laws in Australia eliminate mass shootings“ by Meghan Rosen.
Article: “How Australia Restricted Guns After a 1996 Massacre“ by Krishnadev Calamur.
Article: “Bondi Beach shooting live updates: Australia vows crackdown on guns, antisemitism after shooters kill 15“ by NBC News.
Hour Two: Congressman Adam Smith, National Town Hall - full hour w/calls
- Congressman Adam Smith, US. Congressman (WA-9th District) / Top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee @adamsmith.house.gov
Article: “Democrat says boat strike video shows survivors in ‘clear distress’“ by Rhian Lubin and Ariana Baio.
Article: “Democrats say they need leadership green light to back GOP bills to extend ACA tax credits“ by Mike Lillis.
Article: “House GOP unveils draft health bill package“ by Lia DeGroot, Sandhya Raman and Jessie Hellmann.
Article: “Health savings account“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “fairness doctrine“ by Matt Stefon.
Article: “Putin Proposed to Extend New START Treaty for One Year; Trump Has Not Formerly Responded“ by Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety.
Event: December 17, 2025 Call-in Day to Stop a New Nuclear Arms Race - The Friends Committee on National Legislation.
Bill: “H.Res.100 - Expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces.“ by Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11].
Article: “Military budget of the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US House passes bill authorizing $900bn for military programs“ by Guardian.
Article: “Weapons Inspectors Leave Iraq“ by CBS News.
Article: “New Deal“ (1933 - 1939, FDR) by Wikipedia. Article: “Medicare (United States)“ (1965, LBJ) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Medicaid“ (1965, LBJ) by Wikipedia.
Law: “Voting Rights Act of 1965“ (LBJ).
Law: “Civil Rights Act of 1964“ (LBJ).
Article: “US holding survivors from ‘drug boat’ off Venezuela“ by Jon Shelton.
Article: “Top 5 US Health Insurers’ Annual Profits Jumped 230 Percent Since ACA’s Passage“ by Helen Santoro.
Article: “Trump to pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking“ by Nadine Yousif.
Article: “Election 2025 key takeaways: Democrats score historic big wins leading into midterms“ by Ivan Pereira.
Substack: “Hopium Chronicles” by Simon Rosenberg.
Article: “Area 51 veterans seek justice for contamination, cancer“ by Natasha Zouves.
Article: “All The Things Kevin McCarthy Gave Away To Become Speaker“ by Jennifer Bendery, Arthur Delaney.
Hour Three: Not a Palace: National Trust sues to stop Trump’s “Presidential Ballroom.”
Article: “‘No President Is Legally Allowed to Tear Down’ White House Without Review: National Trust Sues to Stop Trump’s White House Ballroom“ by Kathryn Wilkens.
The Fed is trying its best to prop up Trump by printing funny money to goose the economy
Article: “Fed quietly starts QE, printing funny money“ by markeymark1.
Article: “History of Quantitative Easing in the U.S.“ by ADM.
Article: “Boston Tea Party“ (1773) by Wikipedia.
Article: “American Revolution“ (1765–1783) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Panic of 1857“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “American Civil War (1861 - 1865) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Wall Street crash of 1929“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Great Depression in the United States“ (1929–1941) by Wikipedia.
Article: “World War II“ (1939 - 1945) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Again: Beware These Two Oligarchic Bubbles“ by Robert Reich.
Article: “What is Moore’s Law?“ by Max Roser, Hannah Ritchie, and Edouard Mathieu.
Article: “South Sea Bubble“ by Britannica.
Article: “Tulip Mania“ by Doug Ashburn.
Article: “Judicial Circuits Act of 1866“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Clarence Thomas: Here Are All The Ethics Scandals Involving The Supreme Court Justice Amid New Ginni Thomas Report“ by Alison Durkee.
Article: “Chief Justice John Roberts’ Wife Made Over $10 Million As Legal Consultant, Report Says“ by Nicholas Reimann.
Article: “Another US Supreme Court justice obscured a real estate deal“ (Gorsuch) by Tim Fernholz.
Site: “Project 2025“.
Article: “Project 2029“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Live results: Democrats flip Miami mayor’s office“ by The Hill.
Quote: “Loss and Possession, Death and Life are one.
There falls no shadow where there shines no sun.“ - Hilaire Belloc.
Article: “Quote Origin: People Are Entitled To Their Own Opinions But Not To Their Own Facts“ by Quote Investigator.
Quote: “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.“ - Will Rogers.
Article: “David Sacks Named AI Czar: What It Means for AI“ by Daniel Aharonoff.
Article: “Luddite“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Affordable Care Act Section 1557: New Language Accessibility Requirements “ by Amy Magnano, Mike Madderra, Roshni Edalur.
Article: “How AirPods Pro Translate Languages Instantly“ by Benjamin Levin.
Article: “Kyrie Irving Opens Up On His Flat-Earth Conspiracy Theory“ by Nico Martinez.