Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 06/09/26
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Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: While America Burns, Trump Builds Himself a Colosseum
Article: “While America Burns, Trump Builds Himself a Colosseum“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump’s financial disclosures May 2026“.
Site: “The Hartmann Report“.
Site: “Find Your Legislators“.
Site: “National Trust for Historic Preservation“.
Article: “Jacqueline Kennedy Garden removed for Trump’s White House ballroom: What was it used for? “ by NEXSTAR.
Book: The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Judge orders Trump to halt $400 million White House ballroom project, for now“ by Mike Scarcella.
Site: “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington“ (CREW).
Article: “What we know about the UFC fight at the White House “ by Kit Maher.
Article: “Trump suggests he won’t take down UFC ‘Claw’ on White House lawn“ by Kit Maher.
Article: “Filing says organizing of UFC White House event was unlawful/A>“ by Michael Rothstein.
Article: “Federal lawsuit aims to stop UFC event on the White House South Lawn“ by Raquel Coronell Uribe and Gary Grumbach.
Article: “Joe Rogan Bashes Trump’s White House UFC Event: ‘I Don’t Like It’“ by Joshua Rhett Miller.
Article: “Trump makes over the Rose Garden, Mar-a-Lago style“ by Tamara Keith.
Article: “Lawsuit aims to block UFC fight on White House South Lawn for Trump’s birthday“ by AP.
Article: “Trump Urges to ‘Cancel’ Freedom 250 Show After Artists Drop Out: Their ‘Music Is Boring’“ by Daniel Kreps, Althea Legaspi.
Article: “Trump Snubbed by A-Listers Turning Down UFC Fight in Droves“ by Eboni Boykin-Patterson.
Article: “Trump’s Bonkers Question to Xi Jinping on Private Tour in China Revealed“ by Cameron Adams.
Site: “Vote.org“.
Article: “Xi gifts Trump Chinese rose seeds, on top of new ammo for White House ballroom“ by Christian Datoc.
Article: “They’re Coming for Our Voter Rolls: Millions Could Vanish Before Election Day“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Knights of the Golden Circle“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2008 financial crisis“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump once slammed Biden for touching US oil reserves, now he’s draining it: Report“ by TOI Business Desk.
Article: “U.S. Repeals Longstanding Ban on Export of Crude Oil“ by Anthony B. Cavender.
Has the Grift Ever Been This Shameless?
Article: “Trump family, UFC selling $12,000 ‘Freedom 250’-themed coins ahead of White House fight night“ by Ben Blanchet.
Article: “‘TRUMP CURSE’: Furious Knicks Fans Blame President for Jinxing Team’s Winning Streak as They Lose to Spurs“ by Sarah Rumpf.
Did Trump Send American Paratroopers to go Into Iran in Secret?
Article: “Trump Pentagon secretly deployed paratroopers to Israel: report “ by Robert Davis.
Law: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 1 section 9. “No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.“ (foreign emoluments clause).
Article: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 2 section 1. “The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.“ (domestic emoluments clause).
Article: “Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts only“ by Nina Totenberg.
Article: “Todd Blanche“ by Wikipedia.
Substack: “Retired Analyst Mike“.
Article: “House passes war powers resolution directing Trump to end hostilities with Iran“ by Headshot of Claudia Grisales.
Article: “A Great Businessman? 26 Of Donald Trump’s Biggest Business Failures (So Far)“ by Cha Ching Queen.
Article: “Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump floats Syrian role against Hezbollah, reviving questions of military involvement in Lebanon“ by Vanessa Ghanem.
Article: “Amid Iran war, Alaska’s oil is selling with an extra premium on global markets“ by James Brooks.
Article: “Oil majors opt out of federal ANWR lease sale that raises $3.7 million on 5 tracts“ by Cathy Landry.
Article: “Exxon Valdez oil spill“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Albania’s growing ‘flamingo revolution’ targets Jared Kushner resort“ by Alice Taylor .
Article: “Sazan“ (Albanian Island) by Wikipedia.
Article: “19 of Florida’s 20 richest billionaires now live in South Florida“ by Key Biscayne Portal Staff.
Site: Background Briefing - Ian Masters.
Article: “Background Briefing: June 8, 2026“ by Ian Masters (w/ Ben Freeman).
Article: “Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries“ by Ben Freeman.
Article: “Outrage as Netanyahu is caught spying on US as JD Vance reveals a chilling truth about Israel“ by Phillip Nieto.
Book: On Fire for God: Fear, Shame, Poverty, and the Making of the Christian Right - a Personal History by Josiah Hesse.
Article: “Paul Weyrich“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Humanitarian impacts of U.S. sanctions against Iran“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: Losing the slush fund won’t save Blanche
- Sabrina Haake, Federal trial attorney 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: “Losing the slush fund won’t save Blanche“ by Sabrina Haake.
Article: “Charles E. Littlejohn“ (Trump tax returns leaker) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Crew members safe after Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter “ by Todd Symons, Kathleen Magramo and Zachary Cohen.
Republicans Slip Billionaires a Tax Dodge Inside an Air Safety Bill
Article: “GOP Blasted for ‘Handout to the Superwealthy’ Private Jet Owners Slipped Into Air Safety Bill “ by Jessica Corbett.
Should a Senator’s Coal Empire Get a Free Pass on Poisoning Your Water by Trump?
Article: “Trump administration killed criminal investigation of GOP Senator’s coal companies “ by Molly Redden, Avi Asher-Schapiro.
Article: “Did Donald Trump Say Not Paying Taxes ‘Makes Me Smart’?“ by Bethania Palma.
Book: The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis by Jared Yates Sexton.
Bill: “H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021“ by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].
Bill: “John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act“.
Article: “Voting Rights Bill Dies As Manchin, Sinema Back GOP Against Filibuster Change“ by Paul Blumenthal, Igor Bobic.
Site: “Project 2025“.
Quote: “Our goal is to assemble an army of aligned, vetted, trained, and prepared conservatives to go to work on Day One to deconstruct the Administrative State.“ - Project 2025.
Article: “Heritage Foundation“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Atlas Shrugged“ by Ayn Rand.
Article: “Libertarian Party National Platform 1980“
Site: Project 2025 Tracker.
Site: Black Girl In Maine Media (Shay Stewart-Bouley).
Article: “Maine House Primary Results 2026“ by NBC News.
Article: “United States Senate election in Maine, 2026“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Graham Platner“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Susan Collins“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “A new White House enemies list names just 3 people. It’s terrifying“ by Tara Dublin [there are several lists].
Article: “White House Targets ‘Leftist Influencers’ on Official Trump Admin Website“ by Ryan Thomas LaBee.
Article: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.“ by White House.
Article: “Media Offenders: Leftist Influencers“ by White House.
Article: “Media Offenders: Left-Wing Lunacy“ by White House.
Article: “Media Offenders: Bias“ by White House.
Article: “Media Offenders: Lie“ by White House.
Article: “Media Offenders: Malpractice“ by White House.
Article: “Media Offenders: Conspiracy Theories“ by White House.
Article: “Media Offenders: Omission of Context“ by White House.
Article: “Media Offenders: Clickbait“ by White House.
Article: “Media Offenders: Misrepresentation“ by White House.
Article: “Media Offenders: Mischaracterization“ by White House.
Hour Three: “Suppressed 2026”
- Robert Greenwald, Founder & President - Brave New Films / Director of Outfoxed, Beyond Bars, E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump, Suppressed: The Fight To Vote and, most recently, Gaza: Journalists Under Fire @robertgreenwald.bsky.social
Video: Suppressed 2026 – Brave New Films (Final).
Article: “Trump ‘inventing fraud’ in California, experts warn as president ramps up baseless claims“ by Rachel Leingang.
Article: “TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won.“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “‘Surround the polls’: ICE will patrol elections, ex-Trump aide says“ by Phillip M. Bailey.
Article: “Version of AI tool ‘too powerful for public’ released to public“ by Kali Hays.
Site: fighttovote.org.
Article: “Dick DeVos“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Dozens protest outside DeVos Place during Economic Club event featuring Bush, Clinton“ by Brian McVicar.
Is the Ocean Dying While We Argue About Everything Else?
Article: “‘Severe’ stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns“ by Karen McVeigh.
Article: “Microplastics in Antarctica - a Plastic Legacy in the Antarctic Snow?“ by Jones-Williams, Kirstie et al.
Article: “Microplastic Pollution“ by Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition.
Article: “Microplastics and the Rising Tide of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Exploring the Environmental Gut Connection“ by Rathin Gosavi et al.
Site: “Iran War Casualties“.
Article: “13 service members killed in Kabul attack honored with the Congressional Gold Medal“ by Dave Mistich, Wynne Davis, Scott Neuman.
Article: “War Powers Act Doesn’t Grant 60 Days of Unchecked War“ by San Francisco Today.
Article: “Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed — but not the 14 injured in the Iran war“ by Michael Kaplan, Jonah Kaplan, Kristin Brown, Eleanor Watson.
Article: “A Key to the Arctic’s Oil Riches Lies Hidden in Ohio“ by Steve Eder and Henry Fountain.
Article: “Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms“ by Mark J. Lara.
Article: “The “Leaches, Looters and Moochers” Utopia“ by Ayn Rand.
Article: “Atlas Shrugged“ by Ayn Rand.
Article: “A Running Count of How Many People ICE Has Killed and Injured“ by Whitney Curry Wimbish.
Article: “‘More ICE than ever’ coming to NYC, Homan says“ by Melina Khan, Eduardo Cuevas.
Article: “Redistricting“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Historical racial and ethnic demographics of the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965“.
Article: “Fact Check: Did Trump throw and step on a microphone before walking out of his NBC interview?“ by Shanmugapriya Murugesan.
Article: “Prominent hate group watchdog indicted by Trump DOJ for ‘manufacturing extremism’“ (SPLC) by Matthew Chapman.
Law: “Civil Rights Act of 1964“.
Article: “Senator Robert Byrd and the Ku Klux Klan“ by Robert Longley.