Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 12/10/25
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Alligator Alcatraz: How Tyranny Starts—With “Those People”
Article: “Alligator Alcatraz: How Tyranny Starts—With “Those People”“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Nebraska Publishes Contract with ICE to use Work Ethic Camp as ICE Detention Facility“ by Jim Pillen.
Article: “USA: New Findings Reveal Human Rights Violations at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and Krome Detention Centers“ by Amnesty International.
Article: “Alligator Alcatraz“ by Wikipedia.
Quote: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere“ - Martin Luther Kin.
Article: “Top 15 Facts about Poverty in Saudi Arabia“ by Rob Lee.
Article: “Alaska Permanent Fund“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Judge Orders Key Testimonies in Kristi Noem Criminal Inquiry“ by Robert Alexander.
Democrats are winning in Trump territory- Is Trump losing his touch?
Article: “Republicans Have No Healthcare Plan Other Than Stealing From You to Enrich Billionaires“ by Daniel Hampton.
Article: “‘Florida just flashed a warning sign’: Internet erupts over Dems’ massive Miami flip“ by Matthew Chapman.
Article: “Live results: Democrats flip Miami mayor’s office“ by The Hill.
Article: “Miami elects first woman mayor, marking first win by Democrat in 28 years“ by Kimberly Leonard.
Article: “We Have One Person to Blame for Losing Miami“ by Matt Sharpsteen.
Article: “The GOP Rout Continues“ by Jay Kuo.
The Trump administration is planning to ask visitors (including Britain and France where no visa is required) to America to disclose 5 years of Social Media? Can you only visit here is you love Trump?
Article: “U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History“ by Christine Chung.
Article: “Is Donald Trump Turning US Tourism Into a Surveillance Trap for Foreign Visitors?“ by Nigel Peacock.
Site: “Yakima, WA Attorney General“.
Site: Paradisos del Sol Winery and Organic Vineyard.
Article: “Rumor Control: ICE is NOT coming to Waldport resort“ by Waldport, Oregon.
Event: Waldport, Or.: 4pm: Waldport City Council meeting.
Article: “Church of God-Zillah“ by Stephanie Earls.
Article: “Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship“ by Abbie VanSickle.
Article: “Jus soli“ (birthright citizenship) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jus sanguinis“ (right of blood) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Anchor baby“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “President Trump’s first 3 children did not receive birthright citizenship“ by Chloe Kim.
Law: “14th Amendment, July 9, 1868 (citizenship, representatives, public debt, Equal Protection Clause).
Article: “National Security Strategy of the USA“ by Donald J. Trump et al.
Hour Two: Sonia Sotomayor silences Supreme Court chamber with blistering challenge to Trump lawyer
Article: “Sonia Sotomayor silences Supreme Court chamber with blistering challenge to Trump lawyer“ by Travis Gettys.
Case: “Humphrey’s Executor v. United States“ (1935).
Case: “Trump v. Slaughter“ (2025).
Was Russia planning on massive terrorist attack on Europe and US? What does this say about Trump?
Article: “BOMBSHELL: Russia Was Planning a Massive Terrorist Attack on Europe and the U.S. in 2024“ by Yosef 52.
Article: “Mystery fires were Russian ‘test runs’ to target cargo flights to US“ by Paul Kirby, Frank Gardner.
Article: “Trump: Zelensky has until Christmas to accept peace deal“ by Joe Barnes.
Article: “Trump sends shockwaves through Latin America as he hints TWO more nations are in his sights for a Venezuela-style crackdown“ by Phillip Nieto.
Article: “F/A-18 Super Hornets Were Just Tracked Flying Deep Inside The Gulf Of Venezuela (Updated)“ by Joseph Trevithick.
Article: “Russia’s hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test“ by Sam Jones.
Article: “Venezuela’s Machado absent from Nobel ceremony but her travel to Oslo draws mixed reactions at home“ by Regina Garcia Cano.
Article: “Jean-Luc Brunel“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Next Top Model scout Jean-Luc Brunel flew poor 12-year-old triplets in from France as a BIRTHDAY PRESENT for Jeffrey Epstein to abuse, unsealed documents claim“ by Megan Sheets.
Article: “Steven Mnuchin’s Mysterious Link to Creepy Epstein Model Scout“ by Emily Shugerman.
Article: “Jared Kushner, Trump’s Son-in-Law, Is Now a Billionaire“ by Annie Bang.
Gov. JB Pritzker is restricting immigration enforcement outside state courthouses and that makes it easier to sue immigration agents if residents believe their rights have been violated. Hail to those who fight back.
Article: “Illinois Governor Signs Bill Imposing New Limits on Immigration Enforcement“ by Mitch Smith.
Article: “U.S Economy Set To Lose $12.5BN In International Traveler Spend this year“ by World Travel & Tourism Council.
Article: “Scientific conferences are leaving the US amid border fears“ by Miryam Naddaf.
Article: “Kamala is for they/them“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Debbie Wasserman Schultz“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump tells Zelensky he has until Christmas to accept his peace deal - as Ukrainian leader says he is ‘ready to hold elections’“ by Garfinkel.
Article: “EU races to bypass Viktor Orbán on Russian assets before summit“ by Paola Tamma, Henry Foy.
Article: “Trump is threatening to attack a country with more oil than Iraq“ by David Goldman.
Article: “Trump Is Coming for Veterans’ Disability Benefits“ by Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early (substack).
Hour Three: The updated 2025 movie Heist - Here’s how the billionaires stole America...
- Donald Goldmacher, Producer - Heist - the movie (newly updated for 2025).
Article: “The Stock Market Crash of 2008“ by Kimberly Amadeo.
Article: “Powell Memo“.
Article: “The Billionaire Coup: How the Supreme Court and Corporate Money Captured America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Heritage Foundation“ by Wikipedia.
Quote: “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem“ - Ronald Reagan.
Article: “National Security Strategy of the USA“ by Donald J. Trump et al.
Article: “Malignant narcissism“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How the Soviet Union helped save the world from Hitler during World War II“ by Ishaan Tharoor.
Article: “We Created a Monster: Trump Was a TV Fantasy Invented for ‘The Apprentice’“ by John D. Miller.
Book: The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Roy Cohn“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “1 in 5 business leaders may have psychopathic tendencies—here’s why, according to a psychology professor“ by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic.
Article: “Zapen’s Newsletter“ by David Zapen.
Movie: “The Wizard of Oz“.
Article: “A divided Fed cuts interest rates again, as concerns about the job market outweigh fears of tariff-fueled inflation“ by Steve Kopack.
Republicans Have No Healthcare Plan Other Than Stealing From You to Enrich Billionaires
Article: “Republicans Have No Healthcare Plan Other Than Stealing From You to Enrich Billionaires“ by Alex Lawson.
Article: “The Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act)“ by Office of the Historian.
Law: “Immigration Act of 1924“.
Article: “Tommy Douglas“ (father of Canadian Healthcare) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Vermont health care reform“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “State single payer waiver provisions in the Senate healthcare bill – legislative language and fact sheet from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders“ by PNHP.
Article: “Trump told nephew to let his disabled son die, then move to Florida, book says“ by Martin Pengelly.
Book: Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump Ph.D..
Article: “‘It was for freed slaves, not immigrants’: Trump defends birthright citizenship order amid legal pushback“ by Prapti Upadhayay.
Article: “Trump administration urges ‘remigration,’ borrowing white nationalist language“ by Sarah McCammon, Ximena Bustillo, Odette Yousef.
Article: “Trump rails against Omar, migration from ‘hellholes’ like Somalia“ by Brett Samuels.
Article: “Cascadia movement“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Hawaii to join West Coast Health Alliance with Washington, California, and Oregon“ by Bob Ferduson.
Article: “California is now the 4th largest economy in the world“ by Governor Newsom.
Article: “California“ by Wikipedia.
Article: ““We’re Not Getting Anything In Return For That.”: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Points Out How Much It Costs For Trump To Golf While He Claims He’s Saving The Government Money“ by Ashley Holt.
Article: “Trump’s golf trips have cost taxpayers $71m since January and could eventually top staggering $300m, report says“ by Erin Keller.
Article: “Founding Father“ (Ike, golf) by Ron Sirak.