Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 12/03/25
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting taking your calls
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) / Current Member & Chair Emeritus-Congressional Progressive Caucus / (Committees: Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Labor Caucus, and Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus.) @pocan.house.gov @repmarkpocan
Law: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 1..
Article: “Date MTG has chosen to quit is TWO DAYS after her generous congressional pension vests“ by Stephen M. Lepore, James Gordon.
Article: “More GOP reps are considering following MTG out the door as they tire of being treated ‘like garbage’ by Trump, report says“ by Brendan Rascius.
Article: “Matt Van Epps holds off Democratic upset in Tennessee special election“ by Joey Garrison, Rebecca Morin, Vivian Jones.
Bill: “H.R.3069 - Medicare for All Act“ by Pramila Jayapal.
Article: “State single payer waiver provisions in the Senate healthcare bill – legislative language and fact sheet from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders“ by PNHP.
Article: “Superior orders“ (Nuremberg defense) by Wikipedia.
Movie: “Nuremberg (2025 film)“.
Article: “‘War criminal’ Hegseth faces right-wing criticism over second strike“ by Justin Baragona.
Article: “International Emergency Economic Powers Act“ (1977) by Wikipedia.
Bill: “H.R.4901 - WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act“ by Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21].
Article: “Questions and Answers About the ‘Trump Accounts’ for Children the Dells Are Supporting“ by Ron Lieber and Nicholas Kulish.
Article: “401(k)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Individual retirement account“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Proposes Cutting Pell Grants in Order to Avert Shortfall“ by Katherine Knott and Josh Moody.
Article: “What to know about the opposition around renaming new Pell grants after Trump“ by Kimberlee Kruesi.
Article: “Medicare To Test Prior Authorizations In 6 States As Part Of A Pilot Program“ by KFF Health News.
Video: “Noem debuts major anti-illegal immigration ad campaign: ‘We will hunt you down’“.
Article: “‘This Is the Scandal’: DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions“ by Jessica Corbett.
Article: “5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions“ by David J. Bier.
Article: “US congressman says “I work with morons” after MAGA rep. claims “America was not founded by immigrants”“ by Claude Wooten. Andy Ogles (R-TN): “America was founded by settlers and missionaries, not immigrants. Coming to America was always about duty, not entitlement. Deport all illegals!”
Article: “‘Time Is Ticking’: GOP Lawmakers Urged to Back Healthcare Tax Credit Extension“ by Brett Wilkins.
Article: “As Prices Soar, Trump Denounces ‘Affordability’ as ‘Democrat Scam’“ by Brad Reed.
Article: “Inside the Russian plot to create ‘controlled chaos’ and disrupt the US ahead of the presidential election“ by Michael Kaplan.
Article: “Double-Digit Swing in Tennessee Has Republicans Rethinking How Badly 2026 Could Hurt“ by Philip Elliott.
Article: “Can Trump serve a third term as US president?“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Failure of the “Budapest Memorandum” Is a Betrayal of World Peace“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Russian annexation of Crimea“ (2014) by Wikipedia.
Article: “How the President Is Misusing Emergency Powers to Impose Worldwide Tariffs“ by Elizabeth Goitein.
Article: “In Congress, a Day Can Last Months if Politics Demands It“ by Maya C. Miller.
Article: “‘We were gone far too long.’ House members reflect on longest shutdown“ by Barbara Sprunt.
Hour Two: Is Viral Propaganda How the Trump Administration Normalizes Cruelty?
Article: “Is Viral Propaganda How the Trump Administration Normalizes Cruelty?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings from History by Laurence Rees .
Article: “U.S. lost 32,000 private-sector jobs last month in surprise drop“ by CBSNews.
Article: “Federal Judges Targeted by Pizza Doxings Amid Political Polarization“ by Coin World.
Article: “Death of Afghan commander, financial stress surface in National Guard shooting investigation: Sources“ by Pierre Thomas, Aleem Agha, and Luke Barr.
Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional...
Article: “Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional.“ by Judd Legum.
Article: “Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract“ by Dominic-Madori Davis.
Law: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 1 section 9. “No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.“ (foreign emoluments clause).
Law: “Logan Act“, 1799 - forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments having a dispute with the U.S.
‘Is this real?’ Did Pete Hegseth do an open ‘wink at Nazis’ during cabinet meeting?
Article: “‘Is this real?’ Pete Hegseth accused of open ‘wink at Nazis’ during cabinet meeting“ by Alexander Willis.
Article: “Trump’s Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion“ by Gordon Lubold, Courtney Kube and Carol E. Lee.
Article: “Schutzstaffel“ (SS) by Wikipedia.
Article: ““Y’all Not Even Subtle With The Dogwhistles”: Here’s How People Are Reacting To The Department Of Labor’s Recent Post“ (11 stars) by Bella Arnold.
Law: “Hatch Act“ by U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Article: “Howes: AI, competition, speed drive Michigan’s data center boom, DTE CEO says“ by Daniel Howes.
Article: “As DTE seeks speedy approval to power massive data center, some officials push back“ by Arpan Lobo.
Article: “AI, other data centers are coming to Michigan — and they need a lot of energy and water“ by Keith Matheny.
Article: “‘How come I can’t breathe?’: Musk’s data company draws a backlash in Memphis“ by Ariel Wittenberg.
Article: “Wisconsin data center energy demands, costs, capacity form puzzle“ by Jon Styf.
Article: “Flint water crisis“ by Wikipedia.
Event: Dec. 3. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: virtual: MPSC to hold public hearing Dec. 3 on DTE Electric Co.’s application for approval of energy contracts with data center - Michigan Public Service Commission (send comments before Friday).
Article: “Fourteen Points“ by Woodrow Wilson.
Article: “League of Nations“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Why Did the League of Nations Fail? Here Are Some Answers“ by History on the Net.
Article: “Treaty of Versailles“ by Wikipedia (28 June 1919, at the end of World War I).
Article: “John Maynard Keynes predicts economic chaos“ by history.com.
Article: “United Nations Security Council veto power“ by Wikipedia.
Site: The Rachel Maddow show.
Article: “Ukraine talks ‘productive’ but more work needed, Rubio says“ by Patrick Jackson.
Hour Three: Is MAHA now on Monsanto’s side? How did that happen? Did RFK Jr ever have any scruples at all?
Article: “US government backs Bayer’s push to curb Roundup claims“ by Aanu Adeoye, Sebastien Ash.
Article: “Center for Biological Diversity Reports President Trump’s EPA Approves Its Second ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide in Two Weeks, Says Approval Ignores Health Risks to Children, Extreme Toxicity to Bees“ by Center for Biological Diversity.
Article: “Monsanto“ by Wikipedia.
The crazy reason why is Grok Saying it would kill every Jewish person on the planet?
Article: “Grok Says It Would Kill Every Jewish Person on the Planet to Save Elon Musk“ by Frank Landymore.
Article: “Pentagon Signs $200 Million Deal with Elon Musk’s xAI to Deploy Grok AI Across Government Agencies“ by Dinair Alves.
Article: “USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths“ by Karen Feldscher.
Article: “Get ready to consume more forever chemicals“ by Alix Breeden.
Video: Dark Waters.
Article: “Army halts use of Ajax vehicles after soldiers left vomiting“ by Oscar Edwards.
Article: “U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’“ by Graham Smith, Tom Bowman.
Article: “Alabama halts Black-focused and women’s student magazines amid DEI crackdown“ by Scripps News Group.
Article: “Why the Teen Vogue closure is a big deal in this political climate“ by CBC.
Article: “Powell Memo“.
Book: “The Fourth Turning“ by William Strauss, Neil Howe.
Youtube: “Jesse Welles“.
Video: “Join ICE” - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show).
Article: “Third winter storm to ‘bomb out’ as heavy snow and deep freeze hit millions“ by Jason K. Morrell.
Article: “Drug Deaths in the US 2025 | Statistics & Facts“ by theworlddata.com.
Article: “Alcohol-Related Deaths In America: A Shocking Annual Toll Revealed“ by Noah Vinter.
Quote: “We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.“ - John Ehrlichman.
Article: “List of recessions in the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The U.S. Economy Performs Better Under Democratic Presidents“ by JEC.
Article: “U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage“ by Hiranmayi Srinivasan.
Article: “An empire of art galleries, a powerful family dynasty, and the opioid crisis: inside the Sackler scandal“ by Mark Edmonds.
Article: “Bethany mother says husband was taken by ICE days after third child was born“ by Ariel Iacobazzi.
Article: “GIGO“ by Merriam-Webster.
Article: “Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts only“ by Nina Totenberg.
Event: Sat Dec 6, 2025 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Town Hall Seattle: KBCS Presents Thom Hartmann w/ special guest Katie Wilson.