Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 02/24/26
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: We now know how much Donald Trump is charging for his bribes.
Article: “Days after $5M donation, Trump administration backs Crypto.com in lawsuit“ by Judd Legum.
Ali Velshi - National Town Hall taking calls for the hour
- Ali Velshi, MSNBC “Velshi” / Author, “Small Acts of Courage“. Show: Velshi, 10-noon ET Sat/Sun, my Velshi Banned Book Club Podcast, available anywhere you get podcasts @velshi.bsky.social @MSNBC
Article: “Trump to address economy, tariffs and foreign policy in 2026 State of the Union address “ by CNN.
Article: “DHS keeps making false claims about people. It’s part of a broader pattern“ by Jude Joffe-Block, Huo Jingnan, Audrey Nguyen.
Article: “USA: One year into President Trump’s return to office, authoritarian practices are eroding human rights“ by Amnesty International.
Article: “American Dream“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “World’s Growing Civil Unrest Has an Insurance Sting“ by Gautam Naik and Frances Schwartzkopff.
Article: “Defiant Don Lemon says ‘the process is the punishment’ after lawyers reveal feds took his phone“ by Christopher Wiggins.
Article: “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action“ (Iran nuclear deal) by Wikipedia.
Article: “North American Free Trade Agreement“ (NAFTA) by Wikipedia.
Article: “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement“ (USMCA) (NAFTA 2.0) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Abe Fortas“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “It’s Time to Investigate Ginni Thomas“ by Thom Hartmann (tactic used against Abe Fortas).
Article: “Chief Justice John Roberts’ Wife Made Over $10 Million As Legal Consultant, Report Says“ by Nicholas Reimann.
Article: “New Deal“ (1933 - 1939, FDR) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Here’s when construction will resume on Gateway rail tunnel“ by Colleen Wilson.
Article: “Michigan governor says bridge project is moving forward despite Trump’s threat“ by Colin Jackson, Steve Inskeep.
Site: Velshi Banned Book Club.
Video: Pam Bondi GRILLED over Epstein files | FACT-CHECKING Trump’s economic claims | Lutnick under fire.
Site: State of Greenland.
Article: “Mixed messages from Trump and Rubio on who’s running Venezuela“ by Michelle Stoddart.
Article: “Hurricane Dorian–Alabama controversy“ (sharpiegate) by Wikipedia.
Book: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.
Article: “Supreme Court rules against tariffs in a win for the separation of powers“ by Pacific Legal Foundation.
Course: “US government and civics“ by Khan Academy.
Site: Content Authenticity Initiative.
Site: Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA).
Article: “Walter Cronkite“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Meta’s Zuckerberg testifies about social media’s effects on children in landmark trial “ by Clare Duffy, Samantha Delouya, Veronica Miracle.
Article: “fairness doctrine“ by Matt Stefon.
Article: “Bipartisan border bill loses support, fails procedural vote in U.S. Senate“ by Ariana Figueroa.
Book: “They Thought They Were Free“ by Milton Mayer. “First they came for the ... What happened here was the gradual habituation of the people, little by little, to being governed by surprise...“
Hour Two: The National Debt Is the Evidence: Who Pocketed the $38 Trillion?
Article: “The National Debt Is the Evidence of the Crime: Who Pocketed the $38 Trillion?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Congress faces steep political hurdles in dealing with rising national debt“ by Austin Denean.
Article: “Here Comes the Republican Santa Scam Again“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That’s Made the U.S. Less Secure“ by Nick Hanauer.
Article: “Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump“ by Stephen Fowler.
Article: “Why was Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested? Here’s what to know about ‘misconduct in public office’“ by Lauren Kent.
Article: “Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office“ by Sean Seddon and Matt Spivey.
Most American now say Trump is getting erratic with age. Ya think?!
Article: “Most Americans say Trump is growing erratic with age, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds” by Jason Lange.
Article: “Patel sparks outrage partying with Team USA as MAGA cheers him on “ by Dominick Mastrangelo and Rebecca Beitsch.
Site: African American Pinkster Committee of New York.
Article: “Pinkster“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Some Pinkster History in Brief“ by Dr. Norvell.
Article: “Dum Diversas“ (papal bull, 1452) by Wikipedia.
Article: “New York becomes the SECOND state to create reparations task force to consider giving money to slaves’ descendants: Governor Kathy Hochul says ‘legacy of this injustice still holds us back’“ by Kamal Sultan.
Article: “No taxation without representation“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Boston Tea Party“ (1773) by Wikipedia.
Site: “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact“.
Article: “Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Join National Popular Vote Interstate Compact“ by Chris Walker.
Article: “Faithless elector“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trail of Tears“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Battle of New Orleans“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “This British Admiral’s Body was Pickled in a Barrel of Brandy for One Unavoidable Reason“ by Alexander Meddings.
Article: “Body in a rum Barrel“ by R. S. Thompson.
Article: “Teapot Dome Scandal“ by Britannica.
Article: “Elections in Germany“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What is the Einstein visa? And how did Melania Trump get one?“ by Joel Gunter.
Article: “Debt to GDP Ratio by Country 2026“ by World Population Review.
Hour Three: What about the fairness doctrine? If the UK manages to deliver the news - Why can’t we?
- Sabrina Haake, Federal trial attorney (20+ years) specializing in First and 14th Amendment defense / She writes the “Haake Take” columns on Substack and is a contributor to numerous law journals & publications including the Chicago Tribune @haake_sabrina
Article: “Selective application of ‘equal time’ obviously violates the 1st A“ by Sabrina Haake.
Case: “Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC“ (1969) (Fairness doctrine is constitutional).
Article: “Elon Musk’s X Fires Shots at the UK’s New Online Safety Act“ by James Darley.
Article: “Fox News Paid $787M to Avoid Saying ‘Sorry’ for Lying About the 2020 Election“ by Cameron Joseph.
Article: “Who is Karen McDougal and how is she connected to Donald Trump’s hush money case?“ by Nadine El-Bawab, Peter Charalambous, Lucien Bruggeman, Olivia Rubin, and Aaron Katersky.
Article: “Sheldon Whitehouse“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Christopher Armitage.
Site: Erin In the Morning (News and discussion on trans legislation and life. By Erin Reed.)
Article: “Transgender people in Nazi Germany“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Electoral system of Australia“ by Wikipedia.
A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers
Article: “A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers“ by BumRushDaShow.
Article: “Highlights: Northeast US digs out from brutal snowfall as second storm may near“ by Luena Rodriguez-Feo Vileira, Michael Warren, Carley Petesch.
Article: “Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address date announced. Here’s when.“ (Feb. 24) by Fernando Cervantes Jr.
Article: “Everything you need to know about the historic State of the Union rebuttal.“ by Miles Taylor.
Article: “Abigail Spanberger tapped to deliver Dem response to Trump’s State of the Union address“ by Joey Cappelletti.
Article: “Pelosi shreds Trump’s speech. Right there on the podium.“ by Laurie Kellman And Lisa Mascaro.
Article: “Dozens of Democrats to boycott Trump’s State of the Union address“ by Kaia Hubbard.
Article: “Trump may have Alzheimer’s, says niece“ by Lara Spirit.
Article: “Trump health fears as US President ‘struggles to walk up steps’ and flashes ‘nasty’ hand“ by Rebecca Robinson.
Article: “Electricity Prices Down 30% in Australia Expose Idiocy of Trump’s Attacks on Wind, Solar “ by Juan Cole.
Article: “Blackshirts“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Sturmabteilung“(brown shirts) by Wikipedia.
Article: “tabloid“ by Merriam-Webster.
Article: “VIDEO: DRUNK Lyndsey Graham’s Munich Crashout Was “A Low Point For This Regime.”“ by Dean Blundell.
Article: “The John Cornyn Houston Office Protest Never Lets Up“ by Neil Aquino.
Article: “Gunman shot dead in Mar-a-Lago was ‘fixated on Epstein files’ and avid Trump supporter, friends say“ by Josh Marcus, Craig Hoyle.