Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 07/20/26
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Trump and The Odyssey: The Ancient Curse He Just Unleashed on America
Article: “Trump and The Odyssey: The Ancient Curse He Just Unleashed on America“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Theoxenia“ by Definitions.
Article: “Iran Sent Message to JD Vance Warning that Kushner and Witkoff Were “Abusing” Their Inside Access to Negotiations“ by Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Grim.
Article: “Iranian hardliners attempt to sabotage US ceasefire negotiations, angry with Khamenei - Telegraph“ by Jerusalem Post Staff.
Bible: Genesis 18 - The Three Visitors.
Bible: Genesis 19 - Lot Welcomes the Angels.
Movie: “The Odyssey (2026 film)“.
Article: “Trojan Horse“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending ‘filthy’ air into US cities“ by Nadine Yousif, Marco Silva, Zahra Fatima.
Article: “Trump threatens Canada over wildfire smoke choking U.S. cities“ by Jean Chemnick, Amelia Davidson and Chelsea Harvey.
Article: “When American Smoke Choked Canada“ by Ephrat Livni.
Article: “‘This must end’: Lawmakers demand termination of Iran war after three US service members killed“ by Callum Sutherland.
Who Guards the Guards When ICE Investigates Itself?
Article: “‘Fox Is Guarding the Hen House’: ICE Agents Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate Confrontations“ by Julia Conley.
Article: “The SS“ (Schutzstaffel) by United States Holocaust Museum Holocaust Encyclopedia.
Are Republicans Running on Nothing But Hate?
Article: “GOP midterm strategy: Make it a “hate election”“ by Marc Caputo.
Article: “Pete Hegseth Drops New Video Promising ‘Testosterone Replacement Therapy’ For US Soldiers“ by Sean James.
Article: “Health experts warn of fertility risk over US military’s testosterone plan“ by Brandon Drenon.
Article: “Church Committee“, 1975-6 (senate).
Article: “Discovery doctrine“(doctrine of discovery) by Wikipedia.
Article: “WA congressman calls for Trump’s removal over Strait of Hormuz takeover“ by Joseph O’Sullivan.
Article: “Pete Hegseth’s tattoos have raised eyebrows. Here’s what we know about their meaning“ by Jack Izzo.
Article: “Deus vult“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “January 6 United States Capitol attack“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jimothy (raccoon)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say“ by Natasha Bertrand Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler.
Article: “United States government group chat leaks“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Did the military put saltpetre in food in the 1980s?“ by Gary McCloud.
Article: “Casualties of the 2026 Iran war“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “19-year-old soldier from North Texas one of two killed in Iranian attack“ by Rachel Royster.
Article: “‘Death sentence’: Trump administration to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining“ by Gabrielle Canon.
Article: “The Web of Life Isn’t a Metaphor: It’s an Actual Map of Survival“ by Annette Uy.
Hour Two: Where Did Trump’s Millions Disappear To?
Article: “Democrats push Trump library to account for millions in lawsuit settlement funds“ by Lily Becker and David Rohde.
Article: “Personal and business legal affairs of Donald Trump“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Poll: Dems favored over GOP in midterms 48% to 45%.
Did the FDA Just Blow a Nationwide Diarrhea Scare?
Article: “FDA walks back claim that Taco Bell lettuce supplier Taylor Farms was source of ‘explosive diarrhea’ parasite“ by David DeTurris.
Site: League of Women Voters.
Article: “US supreme court strikes down limits on campaign spending“ by George Chidi.
Trump Says Diet Soda Kills Cancer Cells.
Article: “Dr. Oz Says Trump Argues That Diet Soda Is ‘Good for Him’ Because if It Kills Grass, It’ll Kill Cancer Cells“ by Brooke Migdon.
Article: “Kentucky Governor Wants Mitch McConnell to Record a Video or Do an Interview as He Hits 1-Month Mark of Inpatient Care“ by Joseph Konig.
Article: “Rivian“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN)“ by Yahoo!Finance.
Article: “Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings“ by Michelle Lewis.
Article: “Trump pressed oil executives to give $1 billion for his campaign, people in industry say“ by Ben Lefebvre.
Article: “These consumer brands are bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress“ by Judd Legum.
Article: “2023 Target Pride Month merchandise backlash“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Target Withstood DEI Boycotts To Show Signs Of Reputation Recovery“ by Pamela N. Danziger.
Video: Rebuilding ‘Home’ in the 21st Century (w/ Ece Temelkuran) | The Chris Hedges Report.
Article: “Ece Temelkuran“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Adam Mockler“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Lindsey Graham“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Taylor Farms Made Huge Donation to Trump Group After Loosening of Rules That Could Have Prevented Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak“ by Victor Tangermann.
Article: “Trump account“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Agrarian Justice by Thomas Paine (free).
Article: “Agrarian Justice“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict“ by Alan Rappeport.
Article: “Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Blowup“ by Erica L. Green, Eric Schmitt, David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes.
Hour Three: Rejecting Palantir (how Europe is blacklisting the U.S. tech surveillance firm)
- Heidi Siegmund Cuda (Bette Dangerous), Author & Emmy-award winning investigative reporter / co-host of the “Radicalized Truth Survives” podcast / subscribe to her substack at bettedangerous.com @heidicuda.bsky.social
Article: “Rejecting Palantir: Europe Fights Back“ by Heidi Siegmund Cuda.
Article: “Palantir“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Peter Thiel“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Cambridge Analytica“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Michael Flynn“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Brexit“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump’s made his pick for successor as president — and it’s all about money: analyst“ by Nicole Charky-Chami.
Article: “2027 French presidential election“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “French prosecutors open criminal investigation into Elon Musk and X“ by Laura Motet and Martin Untersinger.
Article: “Nigel Farage“ by Wikipedia.
Quote: “Annual Message to Congress (1936)“ - Franklin D. Roosevelt. “We have earned the hatred of entrenched greed“.
Article: “Andy Beshear“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jon Ossoff“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Raphael Warnock“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Josh Shapiro“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “J. B. Pritzker“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Gavin Newsom“ by Wikipedia.
Dr. Doom Says Robots Are Coming for Your Paycheck
Article: “‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini says we’re headed for universal basic income or ‘some form of socialism’ as AI revolutionizes work—he calls that optimistic“ by Jason Ma.
Article: “Nouriel Roubini“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Salem Media Group“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Vindicating Trump“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Roger William & The Origins of the Separation of Church & State in America .
Article: “Franklin Graham“ 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: “Killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Texas“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump says Canadian wildfires ‘poisoning our air’ as prez puts PM on notice: ‘Pay us damages’“ by Ryan King.
Article: “How Canada helped in past U.S. wildfires as Ford says some are ‘chirping’“ by Adriana Fallico.
Article: “As Blazes Spread Near Paris, Extreme Heat Is Changing How France Fights Fires“ by Catherine Porter.
Article: “Hurricane Harvey“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Billy Graham“ by Wikipedia.