Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 06/03/26
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Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: What Would America Look Like Without Citizens United?
Article: “What Would America Look Like Without Citizens United?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “How Does the Citizens United Decision Still Affect Us in 2026?“ by CLC.
Article: “Lobbying for Our Lives: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Impact of Restrictive Non-Profit Lobbying Rules on the Progression of Climate Change Legislation“ by Natalia Akopian.
Article: “Cancer and Monopoly“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “No More “Tokyo Roses” Trying To Destroy Our Democracy“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump administration to pay $1B to stop two East Coast wind farms“ by Washington Post.
Article: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Teacher pay penalty still looms large“ by Sylvia Allegretto.
Article: “Finance, Budget Committees Launch Joint Investigation into Donald Trump’s Quid Pro Quo Offer to Big Oil“ by Senate Finance Committee.
Article: “Money, Race and Success: How Your School District Compares“ by Motoko Rich, Amanda Cox And Matthew Bloch.
Article: “More money, less transparency: A decade under Citizens United“ by OpenSecrets.
Article: “Federal minimum wage in real and nominal terms in the United States from 1950 to 2025“ by Statista.
Case: “Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co., 118 U.S. 394 (1886)“.
Article: “Where Would We Be If Joe Lieberman Hadn’t Killed the Public Option?“ by Monica Potts.
Article: “GI Bill of Rights: A Profitable Investment for the United States“ by Labor Party.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Article: “Money in Politics: How Does It Affect Election Outcomes?“ by Thanh Le, Ilke Onur, Rubayat Sarwar, Erkan Yalcin.
Site: OpenSecrets.org: Money in Politics -- See Who’s Giving & Who’s Getting.
Article: “Alabama’s 6th Congressional District election, 2026“ by Ballotpedia.
Facebook: “Jacob Bouma-Sims“.
Instagram: “Jacob Bouma-Sims“.
Article: “Poll: Voters Want Solutions for Government Corruption“ by Alex Brunet, Marina Pino.
Where is Trump? Has he disappeared?
Article: “Trump — approaching 80th birthday — vanishes from public for 8 days after hospital visit“ by David Edwards.
Article: “Trump goes almost week without a public event amid health questions“ by Andrew Feinberg.
Pentagon Hands a Convicted Capitol Rioter the Keys to Its Secrets
Article: “Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job“ by Tara Copp and Salvador Rizzo.
Article: “‘Indefensible’: Left And Right Rage At Trump’s ‘Totally Unqualified’ Pick to Oversee America’s National Security“ by Alex Griffing.
Article: “Bill Pulte“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “FACT SHEET: RFK Jr. Is Completely Unqualified To Run The Department of Health and Human Services“ by Protect Our Care.
Article: “The Mullin Paradox: Unqualified, Efficient, and a Temper to Watch“ by Xavier Hardy.
Article: “One killed and 63 hurt in Iran attack on Kuwait airport as Trump says ceasefire talks ongoing“ by Lorenzo Tondo, Andrew Roth and Graham Russell.
Article: “US hits Qeshm Island while Iran strikes Kuwait and Bahrain“ by Sky News Australia.
Article: “Elon’s baby mama Ashley St Clair claims Musk had secret election data before Trump victory was announced“ by Crisnel Longino.
Article: “Peter Thiel decamps to Argentina: What does it mean for JD Vance’s chances to win the 2028 election?“ by Daragh Thomas.
Article: “Joe the Plumber“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Transcript: Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher, 29 January 2009“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump has created a slush fund of taxpayer money to give to his friends“ by Moira Donegan.
Article: “Trump may have dropped his ‘slush fund’ but not the tax part“ by Brendan Rascius and Alex Woodward.
Article: “Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower“ by Josh Boak.
Article: “Trump Paid $750 in Federal Income Taxes in 2017. Here’s the Math.“ by Russ Buettner, Mike McIntire, Susanne Craig and Keith Collins.
Article: “Biden’s 2024 goody bags: Laws pump billions into Republican and swing states“ by Hans Nichols.
Article: “White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants“ by Dan Vergano.
Article: “White House proposes vast overhaul of US science funding: what you need to know“ by Dan Garisto & Mariana Lenharo.
Article: “Lysenkoism“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Science and technology in Nazi Germany“ by .
Article: “Is President Trump Erasing History?“ by Micaela Johnson.
Article: “Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List“ by Greg Jaffe and Kate Kelly.
Hour Two: Supreme Court Greenlights a Map It Already Called Racist
Article: “‘Debases the Democratic Process’: Sotomayor Pens Scathing Dissent as Supreme Court Allows Racist Alabama Map“ by Jake Johnson.
Why Are Your Gas Prices About to Explode Again?
Article: “‘Powder keg’: New fuel supply figure has top oil analyst sounding the alarm “ by Matthew Chapman.
Article: “Plunging global oil supplies threaten to push fuel prices even higher“ by Evan Halper.
Article: “Israel’s imminent attack on Iran forced US to join war, says Rubio“ by Maira Butt.
Article: “Israel threatens new bombing campaign in Lebanon in major move against Trump“ by Charlie Bradley.
Article: “For Kushner, Israel Policy May Be Shaped by the Personal“ by Jodi Kantor.
Article: “Charles Kushner“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action“ (JCPOA) (Iran nuclear deal) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Monetary compensation becomes key sticking point in Iran deal as Trump bristles at comparison to Obama agreement “ by Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak.
Article: “Sen. John Cornyn stands by criticism of Texas AG Ken Paxton“ by KVUE.
Big Food Stole Big Tobacco’s Playbook to Hook Your Family
Article: “Big tobacco uses cigarette playbook to help sell ultra-processed foods, journal reveals“ by Hannah Harris Green.
Book: The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream by Thom Hartmann.
Law: “Sherman Antitrust Act“, 1890.
Law: “Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “United States antitrust law“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Mergers and acquisitions“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Merger mania“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Michael Milken“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Booker raises alarm on Delaney Hall, talks Iran, taxing the rich, and a new New Deal“ by Bill Ritter.
Article: “US senator says he was pepper-sprayed by federal agents during protest at ICE facility“ by José Olivares, Richard Luscombe and Victoria Bekiempis.
Article: “Over 70,000 People Detained in 225 Concentration Camps, With Plans to Double Them: Why Isn’t This a National Emergency?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Bill: “California AB 1984: Corporate powers: political spending power“.
Site: Digital Democracy: CalMatters.
Article: “Xavier Becerra“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Xavier Becerra shows that his loyalty lies with fossil fuels“ by Bill McKibben.
Article: “In governor’s race, Xavier Becerra backs away from single payer healthcare“ by Mark Kreidler.
Article: “Senate Shapes Military’s Future With Historic Defense Bill“ by Legis1 Editorial.
Article: “What Does Section 224 of the 2027 NDAA Actually Mean When It Talks About Integrating the U.S. and Israeli Militaries?“ by Kareem Ahmed.
Article: “Killing of journalists in the Gaza war“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pope Leo warns of AI fueling warfare in first major theological document“ by Christopher Lamb.
Hour Three: Did Bari Weiss Just Murder Sixty Minutes? Or Was it Trump and his Billionaires?
Article: “Bari Weiss just set off an ‘underwater earthquake’ at CBS by firing Scott Pelley: expert“ by Robert Davis.
Article: “Brian Stelter“ by Wikipedia.
Video: ‘Credibility meter is empty’: Democrat rep. exposes Rubio-linked ‘Venezuela oil deals’.
Article: “US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar“ by Shelby Talcott and Eleanor Mueller.
Site: Common Dreams.
Tweet: “Thanks to Trump, right-wing multibillionaire Larry Ellison will now control the TikTok algorithm, along with: CBS, MTV, The Free Press, BET, CMT, Simon & Schuster, Nickelodeon, Paramount+, Pluto TV, and more. This is what Oligarchy looks like.“ by Bernie Sanders.
Quote: “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter“ - Thomas Jefferson.
Article: “Iran“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Persian Empire Science And Technology: Innovations That Shaped History“ by History and Fact.
Article: “2026 Iran massacres“ by Wikipedia.
Quote: ““The United States welcomes diversity and peaceful competition. We do not fear the trends of history. We are not ideologically rigid.”“ - Ronald Reagan.
Article: “The Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act)“ by Office of the Historian.
Law: “Immigration Act of 1924“.
Law: “Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965“.
Law: “Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986“.
Article: “Landmark Laws of the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration“ by LBJ Library.
Article: “The U.S. Economy Performs Better Under Democratic Presidents“ by JEC.
Article: “A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election“ (Iran hostages) by Peter Baker.
Article: “Beyond the “Smoking Gun”: The Systemic Corruption of the Nixon Administration“ by Explaining History.
Article: “Reaganomics“ (Voodoo economics) by Wikipedia.
Article: “White Americans oppose federal programs to spite other races: study“ by Adam Lynch.
Law: “Article. VI.“. “The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.“
Law: “24th Amendment“ “The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.”.
Article: “National Voter Registration Act of 1993“ (Motor Voter Act) by Wikipedia. “The Congress finds that -
(1) the right of citizens of the United States to vote is a fundamental right; ...“
Movie: “Idiocracy“.
Video: “Willie Horton ad“.
Article: “Trump never, never, NEVER got over the White House Correspondents Dinner. NEVER.“ by Miles Archer.
Article: “The Weekend That Defined Obama, Provoked Trump—and Changed History“ by Carlo Versano.
Article: “Powell Memo“.
Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Article: “Ross Perot“ by Wikipedia.