Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 06/08/26
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Are Today’s “Evil, Heartless Bastards” Rebuilding the Confederacy?
Article: “Are Today’s “Evil, Heartless Bastards” Rebuilding the Confederacy?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump says he would ‘absolutely’ denaturalize some citizens if he had the power“ by Lalee Ibssa.
Article: “The Trump Administration’s Plan to Strip Citizenship from Thousands of Americans“ by ACLU.
Article: “A Holistic Plan for a White Christian Ethnostate“ by Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
Tweet: “The peace of a nation no longer beseiged by the thirds world. America after 100 Million Deportations“ by Homeland Security.
Article: “Is the US becoming more diverse?“ by USAFacts.
Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Donald Trump Calls for Rep. Ilhan Omar to Be ‘Institutionalized’ After ‘Screaming Uncontrollably’ During SOTU: ‘Mentally Deranged’“ by Samantha Ibrahim.
Article: “The US will become ‘minority white’ in 2045, Census projects“ by William H. Frey.
Article: “Ku Klux Klan in the Reconstruction Era“ by Jonathan M. Bryant.
Article: “US Accepts Only White Refugees For Sixth Consecutive Month“ by Alex Nguyen.
Article: “Slavery as a Cause of the Civil War“ by NPS.
Article: “The Interview: Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at ‘60 Minutes’“ by Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Article: “Black History Month and Sexual Violence“ by CalCASA.
Article: “The Alarming History Behind Trump’s “Bad Genes” Comments“ by Daphne O. Martschenko.
Article: “Hegseth at D-Day Event in Normandy: “Today, Different European Beaches Are Stormed By Different Dangerous Ideologies”“ (transcript).
Transcript: “JD Vance Address to the 61st Meeting of the Munich Security Conference“.
Article: “Artists are bailing on a Trump-backed concert series for America’s 250th. Now he’s hosting his own ceremony “ by T.M. Brown, Alejandra Jaramillo.
Article: “‘It is a flop’: Sparse crowds undermine Trump’s military parade“ by Tom.
Article: “UFC Freedom 250“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “United States Semiquincentennial Commission“ by Wikipedia.
Site: America250 (bipartisan).
Article: “White House Task Force on Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday“ (Trump’s Freedom 250) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Caligula“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Nero“ by Wikipedia.
Is The President’s Brain Broken?
Article: “Trump labeled ‘emotionally unstable’ after ‘embarrassing’ outburst: ‘His brain is broken’ “ by Alexander Willis.
Whose Side Was Hegseth On At Normandy?
Article: “Hegseth hammered for his ‘disrespectful’ D-Day speech in Normandy: ‘Shameless’“ by David McAfee.
Article: “Deus vult“ by Wikipedia.
Book: “Walking Your Blues Away: How to Heal the Mind and Create Emotional Well-Being“ by Thom Hartmann.
Movie: “Pressure (2026 film)“.
Article: “Dwight D. Eisenhower“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “John McCain“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fact Check Team: Minnesota’s Somali community, from refugees to political powerhouses “ by Emma Withrow.
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: “DHS Faces Backlash After Post Suggests ‘100 Million Deportations,’ Prompting Legal and Political Alarm“ by Tracy Park.
Article: “Trump administration launches largest-ever effort to denaturalize U.S. citizens accused of fraud or other crimes“ by Camilo Montoya-Galvez.
Article: “Why it takes days or even weeks for California to count votes“ by Emily Chang and Devin Dwyer.
Article: “The Andy Griffith Show“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The language was returned: why Ukraine agreed to expand the rights of Hungarians“ by Izvestia.
Article: “Transcarpathia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Putin signed a law on the right to involve the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to protect those arrested abroad“ by Izvestia.
Hour Two: Why Do Most MAGA Republicans Think Violence Is Justified?
Article: “Over Half Of MAGA Republicans Say Political Violence Can Be Justified, Survey Finds“ by StudyFinds Analysis.
Book: “The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot“ by Russell Kirk.
Article: “Cesar Chavez“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “United States racial unrest (2020–2023)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Killing of George Floyd“, 2020 by Wikipedia.
Article: “William F. Buckley and National Review’s vile race stance: Everything you need to know about conservatives and civil rights“ by Kevin M. Schultz.
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: “How Bill Clinton’s Welfare Reform Changed America“ (end welfare) by Mary Pilon.
Article: “1996 State of the Union Address“ (”the era of big government is over”) by Bill Clinton’.
Article: “Where Would We Be If Joe Lieberman Hadn’t Killed the Public Option?“ by Monica Potts.
Article: “At Least 88 Profitable U.S. Corporations Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2025“ by Matthew Gardner, Spandan Marasini.
Article: “Andy Beshear“ by Wikipedia.
Bible: “...And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:...“ - Matthew 25.
Article: “J. B. Pritzker“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Josh Shapiro“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ralph Nader“ by Wikipedia.
This is How the Press Dies
Article: “Scott Pelley, In First Interview Since ‘60 Minutes’ Firing, Accuses CBS News Brass Of “Subtle Political Bias,” Says They “Don’t Know What They’re Doing”“ by Ted Johnson.
Article: “CBS News confirms anti-woke star Bari Weiss is new editor-in-chief and that she’ll host debate show“ by Laura Parnaby.
Article: “John Belushi: ‘Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?’, Bluto’s Big Speech - 1980 “ (Animal House).
Article: “Vietnam War“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “USS Liberty“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Yonatan Netanyahu“ (killed during the Entebbe raid) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Has Rewritten America’s 250th Birthday Around One Person: Himself “ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Hunter Biden“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hunter Biden, in viral social media posts, reclaims his narrative“ by Jay Stahl.
Article: “AIPAC“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Agent Orange“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
Site: The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room.
Article: “John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Blitz“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “MacKenzie Scott“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bill Gates“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Warren Buffett“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Graham Platner“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Susan Collins“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Platner and Collins feud over his ‘decision to serve’ in Iraq War: ‘Slap in the face“ by David Zimmermann.
Hour Three: Are ICE’s “Worst Of The Worst” Really Criminals?
Article: “ICE Says Detainees Are ‘Worst of the Worst.’ Government Data Disagrees.“ by Ed Shanahan and Hamed Aleaziz.
Law: “4th Amendment“. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.“.
Article: “ICE’s detainee population reaches new record high of 73,000, as crackdown widens“ by Camilo Montoya-Galvez.
Law: “5th Amendment“. “nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law“.
Law: “6th Amendment“. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed...“
Law: “7th Amendment“ “In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved...“.
Law: “8th Amendment“ “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.“.
Article: “Delaney Hall Detention Center: A Data Profile“ by Austin Kocher.
Article: “Gov. Sherrill, other NJ officials denied access to Delaney Hall“ by KYW Newsradio.
Article: “The GEO Group Awarded 15-Year Contract by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Company-Owned, 1,000-Bed Delaney Hall Facility in New Jersey“ by Business Wire.
Article: “Clerical error inadvertently exposes shady donations to Jim Jordan and MAGA groups: report“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “A Rendezvous With Destiny“, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 27 June 1936 speech to the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “These economic royalists complain that we seek to overthrow the institutions of America. What they really complain of is that we seek to take away their power. Our allegiance to American institutions requires the overthrow of this kind of power.“
Article: “Massie Got 2020’d? Record Kentucky Turnout Sparks Massive Fraud Doubts“ by aDirect - Grok - Mr. W. C. C. T..
Site: Democratic National Committee.
Article: “Trump lashes out at female reporters, calling them “ugly,” “stupid” and “piggy”“ by Melissa Quinn.
Article: “8 in 10 Posts by Trump Calling Someone “Low IQ” Target a Person of Color“ by Chris Walker.
Article: “Battle of Dien Bien Phu“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Michelin Rubber Plantation“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Privatization Gone Wrong: How Los Angeles’ World-Class Public Transit System Collapsed“ by Rei Saito.
Article: “‘Welcome to Israel. You’re going to really enjoy this’: Australian pro-Palestine activist alleges she was raped by an Israeli soldier after her Greta Thunberg-style flotilla was intercepted on the way to Gaza“ by Nicholas Comino.
Article: “Rights group says 360 Palestinian children are being held in Israeli prisons“ by Memo.
Article: “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians“ by Nicholas Kristof.
Site: “Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols“.
Article: “Ed Schultz“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “My Lai massacre“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Senate Candidate Says His Tattoo Resembling Nazi Symbol Is Now Covered (Graham Platner).